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artists concept of Cassini during the Saturn Orbit Insertion (SOI) maneuver

Saturn spacecraft starts its grand finale

April 26, 2017

NASA's Cassini mission, carrying a $12 million CU Boulder instrument, is ending, but not before the spacecraft performs several dives between Saturn and its rings from now until September, when it will run out of fuel and vaporize.

newly discovered exoplanet LHS 1140B

Potentially habitable 'super-Earth' is prime target for atmospheric study

April 19, 2017

A newly discovered 鈥渟uper-Earth鈥� orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby small star is an intriguing target for astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life.

CU Boulder students and baby直播app display their QB50 micro satellite

Student-built satellite launches from Cape Canaveral

April 18, 2017

A student-built microsatellite is on its way to the International Space Station today after launching successfully from Cape Canaveral. The satellite will become part of a network of miniaturized satellites studying a portion of Earth鈥檚 atmosphere.

MAVEN spacecraft

MAVEN findings reveal how Mars' atmosphere was lost to space

March 30, 2017

Solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that could have supported life billions of years ago into a frigid desert world.

an image of the moon

Listening in on the early universe from the far side of the moon

March 27, 2017

A University of baby直播app Boulder team has entered into a five-year, $4.5-million cooperative agreement with NASA to become part of a virtual institute to pursue the construction of astronomical observatories on the moon.

comet 67P

Comet 67P full of surprises

March 21, 2017

Images returned from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission indicate the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was a very active place during its most recent trip through the solar system. Imagine growing fractures, collapsing cliffs and massive rolling boulders.

an illustration of possible future transit vehicles, habitats, and power systems on Mars

Designing lighter, stronger vehicles for space exploration

March 15, 2017

NASA has named CU Boulder as a partner in a first-of-its-kind $15 million research institute developing superstrong, lightweight materials for use in space exploration vehicles.

Aerospace summit

Groundbreaking space missions, student success focus of Aerospace Summit

March 10, 2017

Alumni, industry execs and other space buffs celebrated the state鈥檚 growing prominence in aerospace鈥攆rom probing the Bennu asteroid to an array of industry partnerships鈥攁t the second annual CU Boulder Aerospace Summit earlier this week.

Ben Lewis, Stefanie Countryman and Shelby Bottoms

Students play key biomedical research role 鈥� in space

Feb. 15, 2017

Students and baby直播app at BioServe Space Technologies in aerospace engineering built two biomedical payloads that will be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Feb. 18 to the International Space Station.

an illustration of hydrogen escaping mars

High-altitude water acts as atmospheric escape route for Martian hydrogen

Jan. 30, 2017

University of baby直播app Boulder researchers have discovered an atmospheric escape route for hydrogen on Mars, a mechanism that may have played a significant role in the planet鈥檚 loss of liquid water.

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