The Moon has influenced human lives since the dawn of time. International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an opportunity to take notice of the Moon’s beauty and share that experience with one another. Join us for an evening of Moon-viewing and lunar activities for all ages, and “wink at the Moon” with us in [...]

You may access the full workshop agenda at http://caa.estec.esa.int/wksp/cluster_workshop22_schedule.xml. The 22nd Cluster workshop was combined with the THEMIS mission for a third time, based on the highly sucessful previous meetings in New Hampshire in 2008 and Corfu, Greece in 2010. This year , the workshop incorporated presentations from the ARTEMIS mission. Science from other geospace and [...]

Join us for an evening of talks and activities surrounding the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). Dr. Bruce Jakosky and Dr. David Brain will talk about Mars science and the MSL mission. The landing will be shown on NASA TV, with landing narration done by Mr. Bill Possel and Dr. Jeff Parker. Following [...]

SME was launched thirty years ago and operated successfully for over seven years. It made major contributions to our understanding of atmospheric science, with special emphasis on ozone processes. The SME mission introduced new concepts in managing and operating small satellites, and prepared many students for their ultimate career.

This two-day workshop will bring together experts in solar physics and variability and experts in climate studies to examine the current state of research and remaining open questions at the intersection of these fields.

A new era in space exploration is underway: an era driven by commercial human spaceflight. From suborbital tourism to commercial orbital research stations to commercial lunar expeditions, humans are poised to reach into space in unprecedented ways. Join this discussion of how the new space era is reshaping our view of humanity’s relationship to space exploration!

Speakers will include:
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla Corporation
Alan Stern, former NASA executive and New Horizons mission PI

LASP will host a Planetary Decadal Survey town hall meeting to discuss the results of the recently released National Research Council findings related to key questions for NASA research and mission priorities.

The Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies (CCLDAS) will host a “First Dust” open house on Friday, March 4th from 4 – 6 p.m. The event, which will take place in the Nuclear Physics Laboratory High Bay of the Science Learning Laboratory, will commemorate the commissioning of the new 3 million volt dust accelerator.

Join us at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics as the MESSENGER spacecraft executes a 15-minute maneuver that will place it into orbit around Mercury, making it the first craft ever to do so, and initiating a one-year science campaign to understand the innermost planet.

Speakers will include:
Mark Lankton from LASP-The Messenger Mission
Clark Chapman from the Southwest Research Institute-The Planet Mercury