Space
Anthony Straub is making major advances in water purification technology for industry and human consumption on Earth and in space thanks to a new NASA grant.
On Oct. 14, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying a scientific instrument designed and built by a team at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Dozens of LASP employees, family members and friends were in Florida to watch the launch.
When lightning cracks on Earth, especially high-energy electrons may fall out of Earth's inner radiation belt, according to a new study—an electron "rain" that could threaten satellites, and even humans, in orbit.
Drone technology and atmospheric science instruments developed by CU Boulder will be available to researchers nationwide through a new NSF grant.
Junior Anthony Storm is hard at work at NASA’s Johnson Space Center as an intern, developing plans for upcoming tests that will support astronauts in future missions.
Katya Arquilla is leading a $1.5 million NASA grant to mitigate the negative effects of communication delays on the performance of astronaut teams for upcoming moon missions.
In just a few weeks, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will begin its long journey through space, traveling nearly 1.8 billion miles over the span of six years. On board will be the SUrface Dust Analyzer, a gold-plated, bucket-shaped instrument designed and built by a team from babyÖ±²¥app.
Telescopic images often capture traces of gases that may indicate life and habitable planets. But findings from a new CIRES-led study challenge this idea.
After a decade at Mars, NASA's MAVEN mission, one of the largest NASA contracts in CU Boulder’s history, has produced a wealth of data about how the interactions between Mars’ atmosphere, the Sun and solar wind can explain the loss of the Martian atmosphere.
This week, the crew of Polaris Dawn will attempt the first private spacewalk in history. Researchers from CU Boulder and CU Anschutz will be along for the ride.