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We've received

$ 1 billion+

in research revenue

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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university students

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

Latest News

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November 13, 2025

Millions saw unexpected northern lights, as a wild solar storm unfolded across the world

by CNN
Artist's depiction of a coronal mass ejection from the young star EK Draconis, an analog for our early Sun. Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, NINS, Tokyo, Japan

October 27, 2025

Coronal mass ejections at the dawn of the solar system

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October 24, 2025

Space physicist Mihály Horányi honored as 2025 professor of distinction

by Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine

October 21, 2025

Six outstanding CU Boulder students awarded 2025 Charles A. Barth Scholarship in Space Research

Cultural Innovation

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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