The probe recently came within 15 million miles of the sun and it s now just two weeks.
Parker solar probe pictures of the sun.
The parker solar probe abbreviated psp.
Since that fiery early morning liftoff with the mission s namesake eugene parker in attendance the probe has made.
Previously solar probe solar probe plus or solar probe is a nasa robotic spacecraft launched in 2018 with the mission of making observations of the outer corona of the sun.
In 2018 the parker solar probe was still under construction in a clean room near kennedy space center.
See images of nasa s parker solar probe mission which the agency plans to launch in july 2018.
It will approach to within 9 86 solar radii 6 9 million km or 4 3 million miles from the center of the sun and by 2025 will travel at closest approach as fast as 690 000 km h.
Parker solar probe will swoop to within 4 million miles of the sun s surface facing heat and radiation like no spacecraft before it.
The spacecraft will get seven times closer to the sun than any probe ever has.
Nasa s parker solar probe launched a year ago on a mission to touch the sun.