First results from LUCID: schools start mapping cosmic rays and solar wind

A satellite experiment to study cosmic rays and the solar wind that was devised by school students is now successfully collecting data in space. LUCID, the Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector, uses particle detectors from CERN to study the radiation environment in low Earth orbit. 16-year old Cal Hewitt, from the Langton Star Centre, will present the first results from LUCID at the National Astronomy Meeting 2015 in Llandudno on Monday 6th July.  LUCID tracks the direction of incomin...