The University of Iowa’s proud history of space exploration continues to the present day, with the UI having been a part of 65 space exploration missions, including the current Van Allen Probes mission. Story
NASA announced in a ceremony Friday that the recently launched mission studying the Van Allen Probes was renamed to honor the late James Van Allen, the head of the physics department at the University of Iowa who discovered the radiation belts encircling Earth in 1958. Story from: Examiner
UI physics professor Craig Kletzing says he's "very pumped" about the recent launch of twin satellites that will study the Van Allen radiation belts, named after the late UI space scientist James Van Allen.
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UI physics and astronomy professor Craig Kletzing and a team of UI researchers have designed a cutting-edge instrument that will shed new light on the invisible radiation belts first identified by James Van Allen in 1958. A paid subscription is required.
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To celebrate NASA’s 50th anniversary, the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, will host a three-month exhibit of NASA-commissioned art, "NASA | ART: 50 Years of Exploration," and a companion display of spaceflight instruments and models designed and built at the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy. Story
