Ammon News - NASA’s Parker Solar Probe once again dived deep into the Sun’s atmosphere, matching its own record for speed and proximity.

Racing at 430,000 mph and skimming just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface, the probe gathered rare data from within the Sun’s corona.

On March 22, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 23rd close encounter with the Sun, reaching a distance of just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the solar surface, matching its previous record for proximity.

During the flyby, the spacecraft also hit its top speed of 430,000 miles per hour (692,000 kilometers per hour), a milestone it first achieved during its December 24 encounter. Sci Tech Daily