Space
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution has ended after more than 11 years in orbit and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission. The MAVEN mission's principal investigator is based at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
Alia Khan is integrating field-based biogeochemical analysis with NASA's next-generation satellite sensors to quantify how biological algae blooms, mineral dust and wildfire smoke are darkening the Greenland Ice Sheet and accelerating its melt.
Astronauts on the moon could mine ice for drinking water or to make rocket fuel. A new study pinpoints a few cold, dark craters where water likely accumulated over billions of years.
The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission launched for the moon on April 1. Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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.