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

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December 26, 2024, 5:20 PM

• •NASA's Parker Solar Probe made the closest ever flyby of the sun on Christmas Eve
• •The spacecraft has been silent since Dec. 20
• •Scientists expect to receive an update from the spacecraft on Friday (Dec. 27)

NASA's Parker Solar Probe made the closest ever flyby of the sun on Christmas Eve, but it's been silent since Dec. 20. Scientists are confident the spacecraft survived the trip and expect to receive a status update on Friday (Dec. 27).

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