NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records

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Early on Christmas Eve in 2024, a NASA craft swooped at blazing speed through the sun's atmosphere.

"It's the fastest human-made object ever".

The Parker Solar Probe, equipped with a robust heat shield, made the closest-ever approach to our dynamic star, coming some 3.8 million miles (6.

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Author / Journalist: Mark Kaufman

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