The probe completed its 27th closest approach to the Sun this March.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 27th close approach to the Sun on March 11, again matching its record distance of 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the solar surface.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made the closest flyby of the sun ever made by a spacecraft in Dec. 25. See the views it captured of the sun's atmosphere during the flyby. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Fligh

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 27th close approach to the Sun, reaching an unprecedented distance of 3.8 million miles from the solar surface. This milestone, achieved onMarch 11,

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