NASA
CU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is the university’s first and highest-budget research institute. Here are just a few of the many missions LASP has helped propel forward.
Much of the world was awestruck when NASA published the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope.
With at least eight institutions dedicated to solar and space physics, the city of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is a global mecca for science related to the sun.
Brian Argrow, the new chair of CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences department, talks Mars, drones, integrity and why he always books a window seat.
Astrophysical and planetary sciences associate professor Mark Rast spearheaded efforts to land the National Solar Observatory, drawing support from Colorado’s legislators, U.S. senators and Gov. John Hickenlooper in addition to numerous CU academic
Whether hiking in the mountains or walking in space, astronaut Steve Swanson’s life is full of adventure.
<p>CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will play a crucial role in NASA’s future explorations of the moon, thanks to two NASA grants totaling $11 million in early January.</p>
Numbers and statistics about CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ from the spring 2009 issue.