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$ 1 billion+

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As CU Boulder’s highest-budget research institute, LASP has received over $1 billion in research revenue since 2013.

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LASP is the world’s only academic research institute to send instruments to all eight planets, Pluto…and beyond.

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CU Boulder undergraduate and graduate students are integral team members in all LASP departments.

Latest News

Instruments designed and built by LASP researchers have been selected for development for the Artemis IV mission, due to launch in 2028. The instruments will characterize the lunar dust and plasma environment around the Artemis IV landing site near the Moon’s south pole (seen here in a mosaic of images taken by the Clementine mission) The south pole's large permanently shadowed region is of particular interest to scientists investigating the presence of volatiles, including water ice, trapped in the lunar regolith. Credit: NASA

December 5, 2025

LASP instruments target a trip to the Moon aboard NASA’s Artemis IV mission

November 25, 2025

Summer 2026 Boulder Solar Alliance REU program application opens

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November 22, 2025

Flashes on the moon: CU Boulder experts explain asteroid strikes and why they matter

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November 19, 2025

Lead scientist Frank Eparvier retires after more than three decades at LASP

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At LASP, we are committed to creating an environment that is respectful. We believe this is fundamental to enabling peak creativity, innovation, and curiosity. Our unique individual experiences and points of view drive discovery. We strive to advance cultural innovation and to educate the next generation of leaders in space research.

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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
1234 Innovation Drive
Boulder, CO 80303

Phone: (303) 492-6412
Fax: (303) 492-6444