The Latest Breaking News from Eugene Parker

In 2018, NASA invited people worldwide to send their names to the Sun. More than 1.1 million did and their names are still travelling aboard Parker Solar Probe

Over one million names traveled to the Sun aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe. These names were digitally stored on a memory card, becoming part of the mission. The spacecraft, named after physicist Eugene Parker, studies the Sun's outer atmosphere. Parker Solar Probe has flown through the Sun's corona and reached…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

A camera flew through the sun’s corona, didn’t melt, and sent back these first-ever close-ups of the sun

NASA has just shared the closest-ever video of the sun – and the footage is mesmerizing

Digital Camera World · Jul 17, 2025

Skimming The Sun, Probe Sheds Light On Space Weather Threats

Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists.

International Business Times · Jul 16, 2025

Physicist Eugene Parker dies aged 94

He is best known for his 1958 theory of the existence of solar wind — a supersonic flow of particles off the sun's surface

The Hindu · Mar 16, 2022

Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94

A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name has died

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022