Articles from July 2025

Ava Reed with TRACERS LEGO model

Making a model spacecraft, piece by piece

A University of Iowa engineering student built a replica of the TRACERS satellite that will study the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.
A graphic displaying the earth's magnetosphere with the approximate orbit of the TRACERS satellites shown. The magnetopause, reconnection, and the orbit are labeled.

Space Science Reviews Publishes TRACERS Article Collection

The journal Space Science Reviews is publishing a collection of articles about the TRACERS mission. This collection presents the science objectives of the mission, descriptions of the design and calibration of the plasma instruments, and other important aspects of the mission.