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NASA's Parker Solar Probe will fly closer to the sun than ever on Christmas Eve


On December 24 at 6:53AM ET, the spacecraft’s orbit will take it just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is still zipping around the sun making history, and it’s gearing up for another record-setting approach this week. The milestone will mark the completion of the Parker Solar Probe’s 22nd orbit around our star, and the first of the three final closest flybys planned for its mission. It's been three years since the last James Bond film and may take even longer to get the next one thanks to a feud between Amazon and the franchise's longtime producer Barbara Broccoli.

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