FOX NEWS: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe set for close Venus flyby

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe set for close Venus flyby



NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for a close flyby of Venus that will see the spacecraft come within 516 miles of the planet’s surface.

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