NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a collaborative effort led by the University of Iowa (UI) with substantial contributions from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI),

NASA is launching two cutting-edge satellites into space to uncover the secrets behind powerful solar storms that could cripple our communication systems, satellites, and even power grids. These twin spacecraft,

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