Sun news for December 27-28, 2024. An artist’s impression of Parker Solar Probe making its closest-yet approach to the sun on December 24, 2024. Yesterday, mission control confirmed that this approach was successful. Images via NASA/SVS.| EarthSky
Artist’s concept shows NASA’s Parker Solar Probe touching the sun. Parker Solar Probe was closest to the sun at 11:53:48 UTC (5:53:48 a.m. CST) December 24, 2024. It came within 3.86 million miles (6.2 million km) of our star. That was an exciting day for humanity! Image via NASA.The 2025 EarthSky Lunar Calendar is now available! A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar. Makes a great New Year’s gift. Get yours today!| EarthSky
Sun news September 30: Happy perihelion, Parker Solar Probe!| EarthSky
This image shows a long filament of solar material, erupting into space. It happened on August 31, 2012. The accompanying coronal mass ejection (CME) traveled at over 900 miles per second (1,500 km/sec), rippling out into the solar system. Note: Earth to scale, but Earth is not this close to the sun. Image via NASA/ SDO spacecraft. A much-larger CME in the year 1859 caused the Carrington Event, which manifested as perplexing disruptions in the technologies then in use, such as the telegraph...| EarthSky
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Mario Rana in Hampton, Virginia, captured this filtered image of the sun on July 17, 2024. Thank you, Mario! According to new research, the next solar cycle is already beginning, despite the fact that the sun’s only halfway through its current cycle.| EarthSky
Sun news June 30, 2024: Parker Solar Probe nearly touches sun today| EarthSky
Sun news for March 30, 2024: Parker Solar Probe’s close approach to the sun| EarthSky
