NASA's Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun's scorching surface

NASA Sun Flyby - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully made the closest approach to the sun, the space agency confirmed Friday.

Earlier this week, the spacecraft passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles (6 million kilometers) of the scorching star. NASA received an all-clear message from Parker on Thursday night confirming it survived the journey.