Category:2021
LASP researchers led by undergraduate discover river of dust around the sun from Parker Solar Probe
Sep 09, 2021
A research team from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and led by former undergraduate student Anna Pusack discovered a dusty mystery in a newly explored region around Earth’s Sun.
NASA’s MAVEN mission begins a new chapter with a new leader
Sep 09, 2021
Dr. Shannon Curry, a planetary scientist and the Deputy Assistant Director of Planetary Science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at the University of California, Berkeley, has assumed leadership of NASA’s MAVEN mission.
LASP rocket flight to sharpen NASA’s study of the Sun
Sep 07, 2021
The SDO/EVE rocket launch window opens at 11:25am MDT on Sept. 9th, 2021 at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The measurements will provide necessary instrument calibrations for NASA’s study of the Sun.
LASP and CU showcase expertise at the 36th Space Symposium
Aug 27, 2021
This week leaders from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) and other University of Colorado (CU) affiliates participated in the 36th Space Symposium.
LASP researcher Scott Piggott named AIAA Professional Engineer of the Year
Aug 17, 2021
The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the world’s largest aerospace technical society, has selected researcher Scott Piggott as its 2020–2021 Professional Engineer of the Year.
Dust storms on Mars play a huge role in drying out the planet
Aug 16, 2021
A new Nature Astronomy study led by Michael Chaffin, a researcher at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder, indicates that regional dust storms can play a significant role in drying out the Red Planet.
Branson vs. Bezos: who wins the race depends on your definition of outer space
Jul 19, 2021
The lack of a uniform definition of where space begins has scientific and engineering implications that extend well beyond which billionaire gets there first.
Hope Probe captures new images of Mars with the Emirates Ultraviolet Spectrometer
Mar 09, 2021
The Emirates Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS) took its first science images on February 20th, 2021, providing information on the composition of Mars’ upper atmosphere.
Decades of Mars research by CU faculty and students lays the groundwork for human astronauts
Mar 05, 2021
2021 is a good year to be a Mars researcher like Bruce Jakosky at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at CU Boulder.
Hope Probe returns its first image of Mars capturing Olympus Mons at Sunrise
Feb 14, 2021
The first science image of the Martian planet was taken by the Emirates eXploration Imager (EXI) on February 10, 2021, one day after orbit insertion.
Emirates Mars Mission to Arrive at Mars on Feb. 9th in partnership with LASP at CU Boulder
Feb 04, 2021
After launching 7 months ago, the Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, is scheduled to reach Mars’ orbit on February 9, 2021 at 8:41 a.m. MST. It will spend one Martian Year (about two Earth years) orbiting the red planet gathering crucial science data.
LASP researchers led by undergraduate discover river of dust around the sun from Parker Solar Probe
Sep 09, 2021A research team from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and led by former undergraduate student Anna Pusack discovered a dusty mystery in a newly explored region around Earth’s Sun.
NASA’s MAVEN mission begins a new chapter with a new leader
Sep 09, 2021Dr. Shannon Curry, a planetary scientist and the Deputy Assistant Director of Planetary Science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at the University of California, Berkeley, has assumed leadership of NASA’s MAVEN mission.
LASP rocket flight to sharpen NASA’s study of the Sun
Sep 07, 2021The SDO/EVE rocket launch window opens at 11:25am MDT on Sept. 9th, 2021 at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The measurements will provide necessary instrument calibrations for NASA’s study of the Sun.
LASP and CU showcase expertise at the 36th Space Symposium
Aug 27, 2021This week leaders from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) and other University of Colorado (CU) affiliates participated in the 36th Space Symposium.
LASP researcher Scott Piggott named AIAA Professional Engineer of the Year
Aug 17, 2021The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the world’s largest aerospace technical society, has selected researcher Scott Piggott as its 2020–2021 Professional Engineer of the Year.
Dust storms on Mars play a huge role in drying out the planet
Aug 16, 2021A new Nature Astronomy study led by Michael Chaffin, a researcher at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder, indicates that regional dust storms can play a significant role in drying out the Red Planet.
Branson vs. Bezos: who wins the race depends on your definition of outer space
Jul 19, 2021The lack of a uniform definition of where space begins has scientific and engineering implications that extend well beyond which billionaire gets there first.
Hope Probe captures new images of Mars with the Emirates Ultraviolet Spectrometer
Mar 09, 2021The Emirates Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS) took its first science images on February 20th, 2021, providing information on the composition of Mars’ upper atmosphere.
Decades of Mars research by CU faculty and students lays the groundwork for human astronauts
Mar 05, 20212021 is a good year to be a Mars researcher like Bruce Jakosky at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at CU Boulder.
Hope Probe returns its first image of Mars capturing Olympus Mons at Sunrise
Feb 14, 2021The first science image of the Martian planet was taken by the Emirates eXploration Imager (EXI) on February 10, 2021, one day after orbit insertion.
Emirates Mars Mission to Arrive at Mars on Feb. 9th in partnership with LASP at CU Boulder
Feb 04, 2021After launching 7 months ago, the Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, is scheduled to reach Mars’ orbit on February 9, 2021 at 8:41 a.m. MST. It will spend one Martian Year (about two Earth years) orbiting the red planet gathering crucial science data.