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Eugene Parker, ‘legendary figure’ in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022 Eugene Parker poses for a portrait in his Hyde Park home in 2019

Eugene Parker, ‘legendary figure’ in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022

To find energetic particles from space, a new detector will soar over Antarctic ice Rendering of a large craft ringed with white antennas

To find energetic particles from space, a new detector will soar over Antarctic ice

To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun color photograph of comet with long tail with stars in background

To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun

UChicago scientists teach a neural net to find baby star flares X-class solar flare

UChicago scientists teach a neural net to find baby star flares

NASA’s TESS, Spitzer missions discover a world orbiting a unique young star near us Illustration of Closeup of a planet's surface

NASA’s TESS, Spitzer missions discover a world orbiting a unique young star near us

NASA names telescope after pioneering astronomer Nancy Grace Roman Nasa Roman Telescope

NASA names telescope after pioneering astronomer Nancy Grace Roman

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt collects samples of lunar soil from the moon in 1972.

One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

NASA’s TESS spacecraft discovers its first habitable planet, first world with two stars Visualization of a blue planet half in shadow, with mass of clouds gathered over the bright side

NASA’s TESS spacecraft discovers its first habitable planet, first world with two stars

Parker Solar Probe’s first discoveries: Odd phenomena in space weather, solar wind Parker Solar Probe illustration

Parker Solar Probe’s first discoveries: Odd phenomena in space weather, solar wind

Eugene Parker on first year of namesake NASA mission: ‘It’s pretty exciting stuff’ Parker and Fox

Eugene Parker on first year of namesake NASA mission: ‘It’s pretty exciting stuff’