"Parker Solar Probe's 16th Close Approach Unveils Solar Wind Secrets"

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"Parker Solar Probe's 16th Close Approach Unveils Solar Wind Secrets"
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its 16th orbit around the sun, coming within 5.3 million miles of the solar surface during its close approach. The spacecraft emerged from the flyby in good health and will soon embark on its sixth flyby of Venus. These flybys help tighten the probe's orbit around the sun, allowing for closer perihelion passes and valuable insights into heliophysics.

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