Abigail W. LeonardSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Abigail W. Leonard James Van Allen's Last Science Paper By Abigail W. Leonard published 29 August 06 Until his death this month at the age of 91, James Van Allen continued to do work that had fascinated him since childhood and made him a leading figure of America's Space Age. Asteroids Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion2Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)3'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars 4DC's new 'Superman Unlimited' comic lands prior to James Gunn's 'Superman' movie5Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
James Van Allen's Last Science Paper By Abigail W. Leonard published 29 August 06 Until his death this month at the age of 91, James Van Allen continued to do work that had fascinated him since childhood and made him a leading figure of America's Space Age.