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Before this spacecraft, the last record holder was the Helios 2 spacecraft, which in 1976 came within 27 million miles of the sun.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Before the Parker Solar Probe's increasingly close swings, the closest spacecraft to the sun had been the Helios 2 spacecraft, which came about 27 million miles from the sun in 1976.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The small asteroid is named for the Greek mythology character who drove the Sun god Helios' chariot because of the asteroid's close approach to the Sun, according to NASA.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Before the Parker Solar Probe's increasingly close swings, the closest spacecraft to the sun had been the Helios 2 spacecraft, which came about 27 million miles from the sun in 1976.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The small asteroid is named for the Greek mythology character who drove the Sun god Helios' chariot because of the asteroid's close approach to the Sun, according to NASA.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Helios.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Helios. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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