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Eugene Parker
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Dr: Eugene N. Parker; visionary of heliophysics and namesake of NASAs Parker Solar Probe, has passed away: He was 94_
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young professor at the University of Chicago in the mid-1950s_
Parker developed
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theory that predicted the solar wind, the constant outflow of solar material from the Sun. Throughout
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his career; Parker revolutionized the field time and again, advancing ideas that addressed the
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fundamental questions about the workings of our Sun and stars throughout the universe_
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"We were saddened to learn the news that one of the great scientific minds and leaders of our time has
passed
said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "Dr: Eugene Parker's contributions to science and to