Parker Solar Probe Completes 21st Close Approach to the Sun

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2024 - NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its 21st close approach to the Sun on Sept. 30, matching its previous distance record by coming within 7.26 million kilometers (4.51 million miles) of the solar surface. This close approach, known as perihelion, occurred at 5:15 UTC (12:15 a.m. EDT), with the spacecraft traveling at an impressive speed of 635,300 kilometers per hour (394,700 miles per hour) around the Sun, once again matching its own record.

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