Through which device were the Van Allen radiation belts discovered?
Hubble Telescope
The Large Hadron Collider
Geiger–Müller tube instruments
Gyrotron
Answer
The Van Allen radiation belts were discovered in 1958 by Geiger–Müller tube instruments carried on the first American satellite, Explorer 1. The radiation belts are regions of high-energy particles trapped by the Earth's magnetic field. They are named after James Van Allen, who led the team that discovered them. The Van Allen belts are important for understanding the Earth's atmosphere and space environment.
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