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Astrophysicist Eugene Parker passed away at the age of 94.

Eugene Parker, the pioneer behind the ‘mission to touch the sun,’ dies at 94

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Eugene Parker, an astrophysicist who pioneered the solar research field of heliophysics, has died at age 94. Parker died Tuesday, according to the University of Chicago, where he joined the faculty in 1955 and eventually became the S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus. Parker’s work revolutionized human understanding of the sun

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter unlocked its blades

NASA extends Ingenuity helicopter’s mission on Mars to scout ancient riverbed for the rover

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Ingenuity helicopter, initially designed for five flights, is about to begin its second year of flying on Mars. The little chopper’s mission has been extended through September by NASA, the agency announced Monday. Ingenuity just completed its 21st successful flight. It will serve as an aerial scout aiding the Perseverance

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A woman walks past building damaged by shelling in Mariupol on Sunday.

Attacks on civilians intensify as Ukraine and Russia say negotiations indicate progress

By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Paul P. Murphy, Antonia Mortensen, Clare Foran, Niamh Kennedy and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Ukrainians face an increasingly desperate situation on the ground as Russian forces hit the capital and fresh targets across the country, despite both nations acknowledging signs of progress in ongoing negotiations. A theater where hundreds of people

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A woman walks past building damaged by shelling in Mariupol on Sunday.

Attacks on civilians intensify as Ukraine and Russia say negotiations indicate progress

By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Paul P. Murphy, Antonia Mortensen, Clare Foran, Niamh Kennedy and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Ukrainians face an increasingly desperate situation on the ground as Russian forces hit the capital and fresh targets across the country, despite both nations acknowledging signs of progress in ongoing negotiations. A theater where hundreds of people

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