Eugene Parker, the father of heliophysics, passed away on 15 March 2022. Through his discovery of the solar wind, Parker built the foundation for our understanding of the Sun and its influence on and beyond the Solar System.
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Fox, N. Eugene Parker (1927–2022). Nat Astron 6, 625 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01686-z
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