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CU-Boulder-built MinXSS cube satellite to study solar flares, X-rays emitted by the sun

Dec. 2, 2015

A NASA-funded miniature satellite built by University of baby直播app Boulder students will launch at 5:55 p.m. EST on Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the start of a six-month-long mission to study solar flares and the powerful X-rays emitted by the sun.

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CU-Boulder lands first free ULA CubeSat ride into space

Nov. 20, 2015

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Thursday it's taking CubeSat rideshares to the next level by launching a new, innovative program offering universities the chance to compete for free CubeSat rides starting in 2017. The first free CubeSat launch is going to CU-Boulder.

NASA mission reveals speed of solar wind stripping Martian atmosphere

Nov. 5, 2015

Scientists involved in NASA鈥檚 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, which is being led by the University of baby直播app Boulder, have identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment that might have supported surface life to the cold, arid planet Mars is today.

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FAA approves unmanned aircraft testing in San Luis Valley

Nov. 2, 2015

A collaborative effort involving six counties, the University of baby直播app Boulder and the nonprofit aerospace advocacy group, UAS baby直播app, has paved the way for the launch and testing of two unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the San Luis Valley.

Love of science: innovation in aerospace-enabled technology

Oct. 12, 2015

When he was in high school, Daniel Pette was fascinated by stars. When his earth science teacher told him that massive stars die out faster than smaller ones, Pette diagrammed a theory to figure out why this was. When he discovered that his findings were correct, Pette became determined to pursue a career in astrophysics.

NASA awards CU-Boulder $1 million to make short science films for planetariums

Oct. 12, 2015

NASA has awarded the University of baby直播app Boulder鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium $1 million for the development of short, full-dome videos about space science-related discoveries that will be distributed to hundreds of planetariums nationwide.

CU-Boulder leading new drone project to study severe storms

Sept. 30, 2015

The University of baby直播app Boulder is the lead institution on a $1.9 million federal grant to develop autonomous aerial robotic systems that will enable new atmospheric science applications, including observing and better understanding the behavior of severe storms.

Axelrad receives 2015 Aerospace Educator Award

Sept. 17, 2015

CU-Boulder's Penina Axelrad , professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace Sciences, received the 2015 Aerospace Educator Award from the Women in Aerospace association.

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Abdalati to co-lead high-profile effort to set nation鈥檚 satellite science agenda

Sept. 4, 2015

Waleed Abdalati, professor of geography at the University of baby直播app Boulder and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), will co-chair a prestigious national committee charged with developing U.S. priorities for observing Earth鈥檚 atmosphere, oceans and land surfaces by satellite.

Impressive Perseid meteor shower to peak next week, says CU-Boulder expert

Aug. 7, 2015

It鈥檚 August and that means the hottest show in the night sky -- the Perseid meteor shower -- will make its annual appearance, peaking in the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 11 to 14.

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