For 75 years, 抖阴旅行射 Boulder has been a leader in space exploration and innovation. We travel to space to monitor sea level rise, melting ice, weather patterns and more. Our researchers explore how to track and remove dangerous debris in space. We research the health of humans in space to inform medical applications for people on Earth.听Learn more about the latest in space research and science at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder.
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Ralphie in space! One mascot and her adventures across the solar system

Oct. 12, 2023

For more than 30 years, teams at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder have emblazoned the image of the university's beloved buffalo mascot onto instruments destined for space. Follow Ralphie as she journeys from orbit around Earth to the rings of Saturn and beyond.

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Saturday鈥檚 solar eclipse will shift the weather

Oct. 10, 2023

Scientists from NOAA, 抖阴旅行射 Boulder and Colorado State University have now included the effects of solar eclipses in a key weather model, benefiting the energy industry.

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抖阴旅行射 Boulder leading $5M project to advance the space economy

Oct. 10, 2023

The space economy is booming, and 抖阴旅行射 Boulder is at the forefront of a major federal award aimed at expanding science and engineering knowledge and workforce development for projects centered around the moon.

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New observations of flares from distant star could help in search for habitable planets

Oct. 9, 2023

The star TRAPPIST-1 sits roughly 40 light-years from Earth. It's barely bigger than the planet Jupiter, but it shoots out giant flares several times a day. New observations of these eruptions could help scientists detect atmospheres around a host of far-away planets.

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Call them UFOs or UAPs, scientists need better data

Oct. 8, 2023

During a packed event, a panel of journalists and scientists called for removing the stigma around studying unidentified anomalous phenomena鈥攕uch as strange blips that zoom across the instruments of fighter jets or even mysterious lights in the night sky.

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A 鈥榬ing of fire鈥� eclipse is coming. Here鈥檚 how to watch

Oct. 6, 2023

Sky gazers in parts of the United States will see two solar eclipses in the next year, beginning with an annular, or "ring of fire," eclipse on Oct. 14. John Keller, director of the Fiske Planetarium, gives his take on what makes these events so exciting鈥攁nd how you can observe them safely.

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Does lightning strike on Venus? Maybe not, study suggests

Oct. 2, 2023

Venus is a distinctly unfriendly planet, with crushing atmospheric pressures at the surface and temperatures that hit 900 degrees Fahrenheit. But new observations from scientists at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder suggest that frequent lightning strikes may not be one of the planet's hazards.

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New center will lay groundwork for better space weather forecasts

Sept. 20, 2023

As its name suggests, the newly launched Space Weather Operational Readiness Development (SWORD) center at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder seeks to offer a little protection for the planet, spurring research into the tumultuous environment several hundred miles above the surface of Earth.

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An infrared telescope that spans the globe? New grant may make it possible

Sept. 14, 2023

Physicists and engineers at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder envision infrared astronomy telescopes that may one day span the entire globe鈥攕yncing up observations from instruments spread across the continents, or even orbiting Earth, and giving scientists an unprecedented look at phenomena like the birth of new planets.

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New project to probe how planets lose their atmospheres

Sept. 13, 2023

Scientists will develop 鈥渨orlds in a box鈥� to investigate the phenomenon of atmospheric escape鈥攈ow some planets, like Earth, hold onto their atmospheres while others, like Mars, don鈥檛.

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