Another daring dive by the Sun, complete! 🛰️☀️✅ On Thursday, June 19, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 24th close approach to the Sun. The spacecraft matched its record distance of 3.8 million miles (about 6.2 million kilometers) from the solar surface — and a mind-melting top speed of 430,000 miles per hour (about 692,000 kilometers per hour). More: go.nasa.gov/44s8yHg | NASA Space Alerts

This year, tiny cameras will head to the Moon aboard a landing spacecraft as part of NASA's Artemis Program. They’ll help picture and study craters made when touching down on the lunar surface to help predict landing impacts. More: https://go.nasa.gov/2XhHzLo | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Next week, NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission will practice touching asteroid Bennu one last time before its big moment. The 4-hour excursion will bring the spacecraft to just 131 ft (40 m) above Bennu. Here's a preview of the rehearsal: https://go.nasa.gov/30zVOgR | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Strong Solar Flare Erupts From Sun With Real NASA-Recorded Solar Sound #solarflare #sun #Space #astronomy | Space science