NASA's Parker Solar Probe Becomes Fastest Human-Made Object
TL;DR
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has matched its own speed record, reaching nearly 400,000 mph during its 20th close solar approach. The spacecraft, designed to study the sun's outer atmosphere, will eventually reach speeds of 430,000 mph, breaking multiple records and providing valuable data on solar phenomena that can impact Earth.
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