Anna Cabra, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AES) and at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder, has earned a series of prestigious awa…
The 2026 Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for Undergraduates (BSA REU) cohort and program coordinators on the final day of the BSA REU Symposium. This week, the Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for Undergraduates (BSA RE…
On July 17, the Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE), a groundbreaking small satellite (SmallSat) built by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), transmitted its final data. The t…
An international team of astronomers has directly detected four nearby white dwarfs that had remained hidden in binary star systems, though their presence had been posited for decades. The study used observations from the Hubble Space Teles…
In June, the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) awarded tenure to three Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) faculty members—Jordy Bouwman, Maria Kazachenko, and David Malaspina—for demonstrating exceptional dedicati…
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder will partner with Momentus Space to host and operate the Occultation Wave Limb Sounder (OWLS) mission for its expected launch in 2027. The in‑orbi…
More than 200 scientists, engineers, and mission specialists from across the U.S. and around the world are gathering this week at the University of Colorado Boulder to discuss NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, the main science goal of which is…
This week, the Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for Undergraduates (BSA REU) welcomed the 2026 summer cohort to Boulder. The program, funded by the National Science Foundation, offers students from a wide variety of backgrounds an…
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) has announced Alex Doner as the inaugural 2026 recipient of the Frank J. Crary Endowed Graduate Fellowship, an annual award recognizi…
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) celebrated a record cohort of student employees graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder this spring. LASP employs nearly 150 CU Boulder students who gain hands on experience…
Earth’s magnetic field, illustrated by the blue lines encircling the planet, controls how solar wind energy enters Earth’s space environment. Credit: NASA/GSFC NASA has selected a project led by researchers at the Laboratory for Atmospheric…
With the launch of Artemis II, the first mission to send humans to fly by the Moon in more than half a century, the Artemis program enters its next exciting phase with the eventual goal of landing humans on the Moon. Humanity’s return to th…