The University of Iowa is a major research institution that plays a significant role in space science, particularly in space physics and the development of space-based instrumentation. As a key partner with NASA and ESA, the university designs and builds scientific instruments for spacecraft missions, contributing to exploration of Earth's magnetosphere, the solar system, and interstellar space. They are the lead institution on NASA's TRACERS mission, focused on studying the interactions between the magnetic fields of the Sun and Earth and have contributed to instruments on over one hundred rocket and spacecraft missions. Associated keywords include space physics, plasma physics, space instrumentation, NASA partnerships, and STEM education.
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NASA awarded a University of Iowa Technology Institute scientist grants totaling $1,300,000 to study atmospheric and climate impacts from wildfires.
The HaloSat mission, led by the University of Iowa and launched in 2018, was the first NASA Astrophysics cubesat to survey hot gas in the Milky Way.