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Feb 24, 2021 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe had an up-close view of Venus when it flew by the planet in July 2020. Some of the features seen by scientists are labeled in this annotated image. The dark spot appearing on the lower portion of Venus is an artifact from the WISPR instrument.
- Parker Solar Probe Captures its First Images of Venus ... - NASA
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light...
- Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues ...
The flyby will adjust Parker’s trajectory into its final...
- NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Discovers Natural Radio Emission in ...
During a brief swing by Venus, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe...
- Parker Solar Probe Lines Up for Final Venus Flyby - NASA Blogs
During Parker Solar Probe’s fourth flyby of Venus, the...
- Parker Solar Probe Captures its First Images of Venus ... - NASA
Feb 9, 2022 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’ surface is usually shrouded from sight.
Nov 4, 2024 · The flyby will adjust Parker’s trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringing the spacecraft to within an unprecedented 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. It will be the closest any human made object has been to the Sun. Parker’s Venus flybys have become boons for new Venus science thanks to a chance ...
Nov 7, 2024 · Parker will send a beacon tone on December 27, 2024, to confirm its success and the spacecraft’s health. Parker will remain in this orbit for the remainder of its mission, completing two more ...
May 3, 2021 · During a brief swing by Venus, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe detected a natural radio signal that revealed the spacecraft had flown through the planet’s upper atmosphere. This was the first direct measurement of the Venusian atmosphere in nearly 30 years — and it looks quite different from Venus past.
Sep 6, 2024 · During Parker Solar Probe’s fourth flyby of Venus, the spacecraft’s WISPR instrument captured these images, strung into a video, showing the nightside surface of the planet.
Feb 9, 2022 · NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has captured a series of visible light images of Venus, and this data from the Johns Hopkins APL-built spacecraft is adding to scientists’ understanding of the planet likened as Earth’s twin.