Legendary Iowa space physicist Donald Gurnett dies
Career at Iowa spanned more than six decades
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2022.01.13 | 01:32 pm
Don Gurnett
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Voyager spacecraft continue to make discoveries
External Media | 2021.05.06 | 08:06 am
The Atlantic The Voyagers Found a Small Surprise in Interstellar Space
External Media | 2020.12.07 | 11:17 am
Voyager spacecraft detect new type of solar electron burst
University of Iowa physicists report accelerated electrons linked with cosmic rays
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2020.12.03 | 08:19 am
BBC Voyager 2 journeys into interstellar space
External Media | 2019.11.06 | 10:34 am
Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space
Iowa-led instrument detects plasma density jump, confirming spacecraft has entered the realm of the stars
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2019.11.04 | 10:00 am
Honors Kletzing named Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2019.06.25 | 03:10 pm
Legendary UI space physicist retires
Donald Gurnett helped build the UI’s world-renowned physics and astronomy program during 60 years as a student, teacher, and researcher
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2019.05.29 | 09:54 am
UI instrument aboard Voyager 1 spacecraft marks 40 years of discovery
Radio- and plasma-wave detector observed signs of lightning on Jupiter, determined when Voyager left solar system
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2017.09.05 | 10:58 am
UI readies for Cassini finale
Radio and plasma instrument designed and built at UI may provide clues about Saturn’s auroras, thunderstorms
By: Richard C. Lewis | 2016.11.28 | 01:58 pm
