Nasa is flying the fastest human-made object ever made closer to the Sun ... to the Sun and examined the corona, or the layer of atmosphere on the outer edge that can be seen during a solar ...

On Christmas Eve, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history by passing closer to the sun than any previous mission while setting a new speed record for human-made objects. The spacecraft flew ...

The spacecraft will reach speeds of 430,000 mph, making it the fastest human-made object. Scientists hope the mission will help explain why the sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface.

The Parker Solar Probe claimed the title of the closest-approaching and fastest human-made object. According to ... aspects of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, to better understand solar ...