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    Honoring the Father of Heliophysics

    Photo of Nicky Fox presenting the laureate lecture on behalf of Eugene Parker

    I recently had the honor of giving the laureate lecture on behalf of Eugene "Gene" Parker, winner of the Crafoord Prize in Astronomy. It was one of the biggest moments of my career. It was also one of the hardest. Gene received the award in 2020 "for pioneering and fundamental studies of the solar wind …

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    Like an Outdoor Nightclub: Q&A on Pulsating Auroras

    NASA's citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers known as citizen scientists have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. Aurorasaurus is one such project that tracks auroras around the world in real time via reports on its website and on Twitter. Aurorasaurus often partners …

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