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...1This Christmas Eve, humans will try to embrace a star2Accidental discovery reveals 'millinovas,' a new class of cosmic explosion 100 times brighter than the sun3SpaceX launches 21 Starlink internet satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (photos)4What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe's closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?5Space2Sea Antarctica: William Shatner, Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA astronauts talk exploration and science from the Drake Passage
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.
