LASP at AGU 2024
Below is a guide to notable research from LASP being presented at the American Geophysical Union 2024 meeting, the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, from Dec. 9-13 in Washington,...
View ArticleTop 10 LASP articles of 2024
1. LASP designated first Center of Excellence for Capacity Building in CubeSat Technologies In May, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) designated LASP as its first Center of Excellence for...
View ArticleFive LASP missions to explore strange new worlds
Scientists are getting closer every day to getting our best view yet of alien worlds, thanks to years of dedicated work by several missions in which the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics...
View ArticleDaniel Baker steps down as director of LASP, steps up to lead new space...
At the end of 2024, University of Colorado Boulder Distinguished Professor Daniel N. Baker stepped down as the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), a position he held...
View ArticleLASP’s Fran Bagenal appointed to NASA advisory committee
Fran Bagenal, a senior research scientist at the Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named to the NASA Advisory Council’s Science Committee....
View ArticleLASP: Every Planet and Beyond
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft just whipped around Mars carrying the LASP-built SUDA instrument on its long journey to the icy moon of Jupiter. When it arrives in 2030, it won’t be the first time a...
View ArticleWeighing in on a Mars water debate
LASP senior research scientist Bruce Jakosky weighs in on the debate about how much water or ice could be present in Mars' crust. The post Weighing in on a Mars water debate appeared first on...
View ArticleA New Dawn in Solar Science: Trio of Tiny CubeSats Unveiled Secrets of the...
The MinXSS CubeSats have redefined how we explore the Sun—one tiny satellite at a time.
View ArticleFrom CubeSats to SmallSats—Big Science with Small Budgets in Astrophysics
In this Q&A, astrophysicist Kevin France, a LASP researcher and associate professor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at CU Boulder, explores how astrophysics—once...
View ArticleBoulder Solar Alliance REU students launch into summer of research and discovery
This summer, nine students from colleges and universities across the U.S. have come to the University of Colorado Boulder to participate in the 2025 Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for...
View ArticlePlanetary science professor Larry Esposito to step down
Professor Larry Esposito, the University of Colorado’s longest-serving planetary science professor, is stepping down.
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