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Parker Solar Probe Makes Closest Approach to Sun in History

Posted on December 28, 2024 (February 13, 2025) by U-M Space Institute
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By Melissa F. Priebe, Originally published by CLASP 

Putting another triumph and spectacle in sight for NASA and University of Michigan researchers, the Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the Sun on December 24, 2024.

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