Space
The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission launched for the moon on April 1. CU Boulder researcher Paul Hayne talks about why it's important for humans to return to the moon—and search for water in its shadowy craters.
NASA has selected the Atmospheric Oxygen CubeSat mission—led by LASP—for development, awarding an $8.2 million grant to the mission, which will investigate the region from 50 to 75 miles above Earth's surface. This is a critical but understudied boundary between the atmosphere and space, where conditions can influence satellite operations, communication systems and navigation technologies.
On April 1, NASA's Artemis II blasted off on the first mission to the moon in over 50 years. Planetary scientists at LASP and the College of Arts and Sciences are supporting the Artemis program by studying the moon's extreme thermal environments, like the shadowy, cold craters in the moon's South Pole. Hear more from Paul Hayne.
The teams of three CubeSat missions include more than 60 students—reflecting strong cross‑campus partnerships that will continue through launch and operations.
Paul Hayne, of LASP, has been selected by NASA to join the agency's first Artemis lunar surface science team as a participating scientist. Hayne is one of 10 scientists selected from a highly competitive pool.
Three small satellites designed, built and tested at CU Boulder are ready to rocket into space.
Dolon Bhattacharyya and Dave Brain have been selected to serve on NASA's Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy Task Force 2.
An instrument designed and built in Colorado will measure how much energy leaves Earth on a daily basis—shaping processes that sustain life from wind and weather to ocean currents and more.
New observations provide an extraordinarily detailed look at how stars are born in the extreme environment near the heart of the galaxy.
A team of early-career researchers say exploring how life may have evolved on far-away worlds could lead to advancements on Earth—from new sources of clean-burning fuels to technology that can pull greenhouse gases from the air.