A full-scale model of Parker Solar Probe, the history-making Johns Hopkins APL-built spacecraft that has flown closer to the Sun than any other human-made object, is now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 27th close approach to the Sun in March 2026, gathering data from the corona to improve understanding of solar wind and space weather.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the addition a new solar array during a spacewalk on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 27th close approach to the Sun on March 11, again matching its record distance of 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the solar surface.

NASA astronauts are conducting a spacewalk to upgrade the solar panels powering the International Space Station. Watch here. (AP Photo)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch the sun." The Parker Solar Probe has successfully flown through the sun's corona, or upper ...

Citizen scientists reviewing NASA data discovered unusually high Solar flare rates, helping researchers better understand the Sun’s magnetic activity and improve space-weather predictions.

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and hosted payload services, today announced that it was awarded a NASA contract to support the Space Storms Solar Sail Sentinel Demonstration Study for a potential mission based on the cislunar-capable Vigoride spacecraft platform.

NASA outlines how Artemis II astronauts are monitored for solar particle events during their lunar mission, including spacecraft shielding, real-time tracking, and onboard radiation detection systems.