NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) now is targeting no earlier than summer 2025 for launch in order to give the mission spacecraft team additional time to prepare.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy presented Demos Unleashed 2025 on March 14 at Van Allen Hall. The show featured the science of the TRACERS Mission including making plasmas, aurora, magnetic detection, particle detection, and the science of rockets.

University of Iowa space physicist Craig Kletzing’s life was cut short before he could complete his most ambitious NASA mission. The professor’s colleagues stepped in to bring TRACERS to the launch pad.

Ava Reed, a student in the College of Engineering, spent her summer designing and constructing the mini replica of the NASA funded satellite mission.

The twin spacecraft have recently been completed, with plans to launch in April 2025

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa is searching for multiple postdoctoral research scientists to join the team for the TRACERS Small Explorers mission launching in Q2 2025.

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 this occurrence, TRACERS, and on this River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with the lead investigator on the project and astrophysicist David Miles.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The University of Iowa is the lead institution on a NASA mission to study space weather and its impact on satellites and other technology we rely on.

The University of Iowa is the lead institution on a near-$166-million robotic space mission due for launch next year.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — In just over five months, the University of Iowa will be launching its TRACERS mission which currently stands as the largest grant ever awarded to the university.