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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has traveled to within just 3.86 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface — a new record — on Christmas Eve. You can follow Parker’s landmark moment on NASA’s Eyes On The Solar System page. In one of humankind’s most impressive feats of space exploration, Tuesday, Dec. 24 saw…
7 dead in 158-vehicle pile-up on Louisiana interstate
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