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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 17th close approach to the Sun on Sept. 27, breaking its own distance record by skimming just 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) of the solar surface. Credit: NASA-JHUAPL

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  1. Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Jun-2024 20:05:17 UTC Corey S Powell Corey S Powell

    NASA's Parker Solar Probe has set a new record as the fastest object ever built, hitting a velocity of 394,736 mph (635,266 kph) relative to the Sun.

    That's about 300 times as fast as a speeding bullet. Damn!
    https://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Show-Article.php?articleID=193 #NASA #space #science

    In conversation about 5 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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