NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured the closest-ever images of the Sun, providing unprecedented views of the solar atmosphere and solar wind. The probe flew within approximately 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles) of the Sun's surface during a historic flyby on December 24, 2024. These images reveal detailed structures of solar eruptions and the dynamics of the solar wind streaming from the Sun's outer atmosphere, known as the corona. The data from these observations are expected to enhance scientific understanding of space weather and its effects on the solar system, including potential impacts on Earth. The images were publicly released in July 2025 and have been described as a milestone in solar exploration, offering new insights into how ionized particles travel through space and the mechanisms driving solar activity.