NASA solar probe 'alive and well' after first encounter with the sun
https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-parker-solar-probe-alive-and-well-after-first-encounter-with-the-sun/
Parker, now a dual world-record holder, will continue to collect data until Nov. 11, the end of its first "solar encounter phase" which began on Oct. 31.
After the retirement of revolutionary space telescope Kepler, the sad demise of Dawn and the grim outlook for Mars explorer Opportunity, it's nice to get a wholly positive update from our interplanetary space robots. Parker's mission will bring it back within 15 million miles of the sun on April 4, 2019 as it continues its seven-year mission to get ever closer to our star.