Forget the Flash, This Is the Fastest Human-Made Object Ever

The June 29 record-tying solidifies the probe as the fastest object ever made by humans.

That particular trip was also noteworthy because it was the first time a human-made objecttouched the sun.

The probe achieves its amazing speeds with a mixture of timing and precision.

It orbits the sun and lines up with the orbit of Venus.

The Parker Solar Probe is likely to break its own record again next year.

At that point, it should be going in the neighborhood of 430,000 miles per hour.

Just how fast is 394,736 miles per hour?

Compared with other things, the Parker Solar Probe simply flies.

The max speed of theSpaceX Falcon 9 rocketis 20,827 miles per hour.

In 2021, theTesla Model S Plaid went from zero to 60 mphin two seconds flat.

It can fly around the Earth’s equator in a little less than 4 minutes.

It’s also faster than anything orbiting Earth.