Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
- Volcanic ash shuts down air traffic and can sicken people. But a new study suggests it may also be more important for Earth's climate than once thought.
- CU on the Weekend Lecture on Sept. 19 to cover NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and CU Boulder’s contribution to the FIELDS Instrument
- Vast areas of the Martian night sky pulse in ultraviolet light, according to images from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft
- This month, researchers from Boulder and beyond will watch live as a slice of space exploration history launches from a pad on the Japanese island of Tanegashima.
- Researchers have discovered a single species of bacteria living in a volcanic lake that may rank as one of the harshest environments on Earth
- A 60-year-old mystery regarding the source of energetic and potentially damaging particles in Earth's radiation belts is now solved, thanks to a satellite built and operated by students.
- The cross-campus Grand Challenge initiative this week announced the selection of three new additions to the Grand Challenge portfolio starting this fall.
- CU Boulder program helps underserved and underrepresented students in the STEM fields gain valuable research experience for graduate school.
- A group of University of Colorado Boulder faculty and students are anxiously awaiting the arrival of NASA’s Juno spacecraft at Jupiter July 4, a mission expected to reveal the hidden interior of the gas giant as well as keys to how our solar system formed.