space

UI wins its largest-ever research award

$115M NASA contract calls for UI physicists to study connection between Earth, sun magnetic fields

By: Richard C. Lewis | 2019.06.20 | 03:30 pm

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 physicists use specialized furnace to produce key piece of magnetic-field instrument

By: Richard C. Lewis | 2019.04.25 | 01:57 pm

UI undergrad earns research accolades as he aims for a military career studying space

By: Richard C. Lewis | 2019.02.25 | 11:00 am

External Media | 2019.01.25 | 12:59 pm

Researchers are co-investigators on two instrument suites aboard NASA’s Parker Solar Probe

By: Richard C. Lewis | 2018.08.10 | 09:07 am

Physics and astronomy professor Phil Kaaret won $3.7 million from NASA to build HaloSat, scheduled for launch on May 20

By: Richard C. Lewis | 2018.05.16 | 10:15 am

Students participate in intensive, international program to design, build, and fly a sounding rocket

By: Richard C. Lewis | 2018.02.13 | 03:14 pm

UI’s proposal is one of five in competition for $165 million in NASA funding

By: Richard C. Lewis | 2017.10.03 | 08:57 am

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