NASA's Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun yet

This Christmas Eve while Americans were putting the finishing touches on their presents, the Parker Solar Probe was flying towards the sun. NASA’s probe, which launched in 2018, made its closest approach to the sun.

We hear more about the probe and its mission from Thomas Zurbuchen. He was head of science at NASA from 2016 to 2022.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.