Lara Waldrop, professor in Engineering, will lead the first National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission directed by a University researcher. The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory will launch ...
University of Illinois graduate students Jane Du and Bakshree Mishra watch as NASA counts down toward the launch of three space weather satellites, including the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, on ...
Interactions between Earth and the sun's magnetic fields cause "space weather," which can cause problems with our electrical infrastructure. The University of Iowa is leading the NASA mission studying ...
University of Iowa researchers are facing uncertainty amid the Trump administration’s call for cutting NASA’s budget by approximately 24 percent for the 2026 fiscal year proposed in May, decreasing ...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The first Illinois-led NASA mission is getting ready to take flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday, Sept. 24th. U of I’s Lara Waldrop is the principal investigator ...
In 2012, Cameron Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University. Monday, NASA announced that he was one of 10 chosen applicants joining its newest astronaut candidate ...