Detektorji kozmičnih žarkov na krovu prvega ameriškega satelita Explorer 1 so zaznali tako močan signal, da ga niso mogli zabeležiti, ko je satelit prispel v pasove na višini 2000 km. Delci v pasovih izvirajo tako iz sončevega vetra, kakor tudi iz kozmičnih žarkov, in so ujeti v Zemljino magnetno polje. Van Allenove pasove so potrdili še decembra 1958 z balonom.
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