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Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after historic close sun flyby. Will it phone home?

The spacecraft made the closest ever flyby if the sun on Christmas Eve, but it's been silent since Dec. 20.

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From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025

In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world.

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The best typography of the 1960s, chosen by the experts

It was an era in which geometric shapes and new technologies revolutionised lettering forever. Our experts look back on the best typefaces of the 1960s.

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Scientists' anxious wait to celebrate solar probe's moment in the sun

Nasa scientists and fellow space watchers face a tantalising wait over the Christmas period while the Parker probe continues its unprecedented circuit around the outer rim of the sun.

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Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)

Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.

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Piece of Apollo 11 spacecraft 'lands' in moon meteorite-lined wedding ring

For better or for worse, a small part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft will now be Jon Mesick's to have and to hold for all the days of his life. The tape is the centerpiece of Mesick's wedding band.

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What does the NASA administrator do?

NASA administrators play a vital role in deciding what NASA does and how it does it, and they also help build political support for space exploration.

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NASA brings a cosmic Christmas with stunning space photography

Happy Holidays from 200,000 light-years away.

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Auroras could light up the skies on Christmas, thanks to a powerful solar flare heading toward Earth

A display of auroras is expected to light up the skies on Christmas Day, thanks to a powerful M8.9 solar flare enroute to Earth.

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NASA probe touches Sun’s atmosphere

On Dec. 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest ever approach to the Sun

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Stranded NASA astronaut shares Christmas selfie — but everyone is asking the same question

Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore are celebrating the holidays onboard the ISS — but how did they get their Christmas hats?

The Independent UK

Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun, NASA confirms

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969. Now, we know it survived.

LiveScience

Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos)

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Space

Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to the Sun than ever before

Mission managers will be in the dark about probe’s very bright journey for days

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Nasa spacecraft attempts to make history with closest-ever approach to the sun

Moving at speeds of up to 430,000mph and enduring temperature of up to 982C, Nasa Parker Solar Probe is a mission to ‘touch’ the sun.

Space

NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun

On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) NASA's parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun yet, passing through the blisteringly hot outer atmosphere of our star.

Space

24 amazing space images from 2024

Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.

The Guardian - UK

Nasa’s Parker solar probe attempts closest ever pass of sun

Probe was scheduled to pass 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface on Christmas Eve

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Earth from space: Strange phenomena create festive decorations on Iraq's 'Christmas tree lake'

A 2018 astronaut photo shows a festive, fir-tree-shaped artificial reservoir in Iraq decorated with both natural and imagined ornaments.

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Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby

If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

LiveScience

Watch Chinese satellite burn up over US in spectacular 'fireball'

The GaoJing 1-02 imaging satellite burned up over the U.S. in a mesmerizing 'fireball' that some skywatchers mistook for a meteor shower.

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NASA Solar Probe To Make Its Closest Ever Pass Of Sun

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe is poised to make its closest-ever approach of the Sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the surface.

LiveScience

10 supercharged solar storms that blew us away in 2024

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful auroras. Here are 10 of our favorite solar outbursts this year.

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NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?

NASA has pushed its first two crewed Artemis moon missions back to 2026 and 2027, and the move could have big ramifications.

Space

Could that be Santa's sleigh? Early risers can spot the ISS from the UK this Christmas

A bright streak of light in the pre-dawn skies above the U.K. could easily be mistaken for Santa Claus getting an early start to his Christmas deliveries.

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