Parker Solar Probe

The Parker Solar Probe, named for UChicago Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker in honor of his pioneering research on the sun and the solar wind, is the first NASA mission named after a living person. The spacecraft launched Aug. 12, 2018 and will fly closer to the sun than any before it.

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Parker Solar Probe

What NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has discovered in its first five years looping the sun

U of C prof on NASA probe named for him: ‘unsung heroes’ are those who built it U of C prof on NASA probe named for him: ‘unsung heroes’ are those who built it

U of C prof on NASA probe named for him: ‘unsung heroes’ are those who built it

<p>Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker speaks about the Parker Solar Probe and the engineers constructing it</p>


NASA’s Mission to ‘Our Star’ Named After UChicago’s Eugene Parker Delta 4 Rocket

NASA’s Mission to ‘Our Star’ Named After UChicago’s Eugene Parker

<p>Video: Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker speaks about the Parker Solar Probe and solar wind</p>


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NASA Names Space Mission After 91-Year-Old University Of Chicago Professor NASA Names Space Mission After 91-Year-Old University Of Chicago Professor

NASA Names Space Mission After 91-Year-Old University Of Chicago Professor

<p>Audio: Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker speaks about the Parker Solar Probe and solar wind</p>


Parker Solar Probe, flying to the sun, is named after U. of C.&#039;s own Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker discusses the Parker Solar Probe and his discovery of solar wind

Parker Solar Probe, flying to the sun, is named after U. of C.'s own

<p>Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker discusses the Parker Solar Probe and his discovery of solar wind</p>


NASA mission honors pioneering UChicago physicist Parker launch

NASA mission honors pioneering UChicago physicist

Parker Solar Probe and the Birth of the Solar Wind Sun

Parker Solar Probe and the Birth of the Solar Wind

<p>Article discusses Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker, the Parker Solar Probe, and the origin of solar wind</p>


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Countdown begins for launch of NASA mission named after UChicago Prof. Eugene Parker Thumbnail

Countdown begins for launch of NASA mission named after UChicago Prof. Eugene Parker

Prof. Eugene Parker on discovering the solar wind Eugene Parker

Prof. Eugene Parker on discovering the solar wind

Prof. Eugene Parker discusses his scientific research on the sun, including his landmark discovery of the solar wind.

More than 1.1 million names installed on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Memory card

More than 1.1 million names installed on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

Award honors Prof. Eugene Parker’s lifetime of physics research Gene Parker

Award honors Prof. Eugene Parker’s lifetime of physics research

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