The fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed record

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The fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed record
popsci.com

The Parker Solar Probe's new top speed could get you from NYC to LA in just 20 seconds. It's not done yet.

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My butt is orbiting the center of our galaxy at around 500K mph so that thing still has some ways to go.

I'm so glad somone said this, the title of this article is as if a child wrote it and has no concept of relativity.

Well is the article not implying that the it's a speed of a man-made object relative to us on earth?

"WeLl AkShUlLy!!?" You're just being a pedant.

It's being measured relative to the sun