Parker Solar Probe shatters solar speed record during corona flyby
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached about 692,000 km/h (192.22 km/s) relative to the Sun while skimming the Sun’s corona during its 28th close approach in June 2026, a record for a human-made object. The peak speed comes from a highly elliptical near-Sun orbit aided by Venus flybys; Parker’s shield protects its instruments as it studies coronal heating and solar wind, with mission extensions still under review and no sustained cruise speed implied by this record.
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe has flown straight through the Sun's outer atmosphere at more than 690,000 kilometres per hour—the fastest any object built by human hands has ever moved, quick enough to cross from New York to Tokyo in under a minute. Space Daily
- This Is The Fastest Speed Ever Recorded For A Man-Made Object AOL.com
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