NASA probe makes closest-ever pass by the sun
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FILE - This image made available by NASA shows an artist's rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. The probe made history on Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft. (Johns Hopkins APL/NASA)
NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures topping 930 degrees Celsius (1,700 degrees Fahrenheit).
FILE - A chicken is caged on a farm where thousands of birds are produced in Tepatitlan, Mexico, on June 6, 2024. World health experts cautioned on Dec. 17, 2024, that H5N1 avian influenza — bird flu — presents a possible global health threat.
FILE - Orlando Pride forward Marta, center, is interviewed after their NWSL championship win over the Washington Spirit at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 23, 2024.
Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke at NYU Langone Health, in New York City, on Dec. 10, 2024. Doctors prepare patient Towana Looney to receive a gene-edited pig kidney at NYU Langone Health in New York City on Nov. 25, 2024.
People move the dead body of a police personnel killed in an attack by militants while guarding polio vaccinators, in Karak of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Dec. 16, 2024.
Flight attendant Dre Zulaica, front left, greets a participant and her guardian during the United Airlines annual "fantasy flight" to a fictional North Pole at Denver International Airport, in Denver, Colorado, Dec. 14, 2024. Flight attendant Kaori Kiguradze welcomes participants during the United Airlines annual "fantasy flight" to a fictional North Pole at Denver International Airport, in Denver, Colorado, Dec. 14, 2024. Participants deplane during the United Airlines annual "fantasy flight" to a fictional North Pole at Denver International Airport, in Denver, Colorado, Dec. 14, 2024.
Olivia DeMattio, outside Simple Coffee in Mendham, New Jersey on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, is one of many New Jersey residents who have seen large drones at night over their houses and businesses.
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Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland attend a news conference in Sydney, Dec. 12, 2024.