Happy 150th Birthday, Colorado! We’re so lucky to live in a state with such unique beauty, diverse landscapes, and unparalleled charm ⛰️☀️🌲🏕️🦬 📸 from LASPians: Bryan Button, Ravyn Cullor, Liam Kleinberg, Kisa Minardi, Michelle Salyer
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The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder is at the forefront of space weather and climate monitoring, solar and planetary research, and the search for evidence of habitable worlds.
Where’d all the time go? 😞 🦬 Our BSA REU program has reached its bittersweet conclusion. We’re sad to see the program end, but we’re looking forward to seeing what they accomplish with everything that they’ve learned! lasp.colorado.edu/2026/07/31/s...
Since we’ve been to every planet and Pluto, we can confirm that this is entirely accurate 😜
On Monday, the LASP ASTRO Academy went on a field trip to Rocky Mountain National Park! The students learned about the history of glaciers in the Rockies and how glaciers are influenced by a planet's orbit. Learn more about student opportunities at LASP: buff.ly/yy9Zo4z
Happy #NationalMoonDay! CU Boulder scientists are involved in five upcoming trips to the moon. 🌒 Researchers will explore everything from volcanoes on the moon’s surface to signals washing through our galaxy from the dawn of the universe. Read more ↓ https://bit.ly/459FS5w @laspatcu.bsky.social
5 upcoming trips to the moon and how CU Boulder scientists are involved
Researchers will explore everything from volcanoes on the moon's surface to signals washing through our galaxy from the dawn of the universe.
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Last Thursday, our BSA REU cohort toured the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder. We’re so grateful to our friends at NOAA who allowed us to tour! It was the perfect way to kick off a long weekend- with a little science! 🌤️🌎🔭
Do you know why these stars appear red, white, and blue? 🔴⚪🔵 It all has to do with differences in their temperature! Researching our Sun and stars across the universe is an important part of how LASP revolutionizes our understanding of the cosmos!⭐🌏 📸 NASA
🚀 Happy National Logistics Day! ✈️ Logistics plays a critical role in our exploration of the cosmos. In 2022, FedEx transported the LASP-built Surface Dust Analyzer from CO to CA, starting this instrument on the first leg of its 3-billion-kilometer journey through the solar system.
A new day is dawning at LASP! ☀️ 🌍️ 🛰️ A huge thank you to our team here at LASP, CU Boulder, and the DAPHNE team across the country! This mission will help us better understand how weather here on Earth and space weather interact at the very edge of our atmosphere. buff.ly/GnlL9XF
NASA selects LASP mission to study how Earth and space weather connect
NASA has selected a mission concept led by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics to investigate the complex system of space weather that surrounds
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A LASPian was among the eight CU Boulder researchers and four university-connected startups to receive a combined $2.2 million in funding through the annual Advanced Industries Accelerator Program. Read more👇️ buff.ly/71Wbw9j
Eight CU Boulder researchers and four startups receive funding through Colorado’s Advanced Industries Accelerator
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has announced that eight University of Colorado Boulder researchers and four
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🔭✨️ See that bright yellow dot up there? That’s Venus - visible in the sky every evening until late October! LASP has been to Venus twice, with the Mariner 5 and Pioneer Venus missions. 📸 Space lasp.colorado.edu/missions/pio...
Ad astra, MAVEN 🫡 🛰️ ✨️ For more than a decade, MAVEN and its amazing team have given us an unprecedented understanding of the Martian atmosphere and its evolution. We are so proud and grateful to everyone on the mission who has enabled MAVEN's exploration of Mars. www.nasa.gov/news-release...
NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today - NASA
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more
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Read the #OpenAccess article by Mutschler et al. [2026] for free on @wiley-stem.bsky.social! 🔗 doi.org/10.1029/2025... @laspatcu.bsky.social
First Results of a New Inversion Tool for Thermospheric Neutral Mass Density Computations During Severe Geomagnetic Storms
An Ensemble Kalman Filter inversion tool estimates temporally deconvolved densities from Energy Dissipation Rates, adjusting MSIS ap inputs to match observed conditions Estimated densities are co...
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Last week, the BSA REU kicked off its 2026 program. The program offers students from a variety of backgrounds and home institutions the opportunity to collaborate with professional mentors on hands-on solar and space physics research. Stay tuned to see what the cohort accomplishes! buff.ly/JlzOsnL
Today marks the 55-year launch anniversary of the Mariner 9 mission. Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet, and the information that it returned transformed our understanding of the red planet and Earth. 📸 from NASA & LASP
Today is astronaut and physicist Sally Ride's birthday! 🎂 In June 1983, Ride became the first American woman to travel to space. Her legacy and cosmic curiosity serve as an inspiration for all of us at LASP as we persevere in our mission to explore the cosmos! Happy Birthday, Sally! 📸 from NASA
Congrats to Alex! 🎉 lasp.colorado.edu/2026/05/22/l...
LASP awards inaugural Frank J. Crary Fellowship to Alex Doner
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…
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NASA's next big astrophysics mission won't launch for quite a while, but we're already working on it! While people like LASP's own Dr. Kevin France hammer out the technology needed to do the HWO's science, take a listen to this story to learn more about the mission.
Finding another Earth: CU Boulder’s role in the search for habitable planets
Kevin France, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a new space telescope that could help us find new worlds.
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May the 4th Be With You! 💫 Wouldn't living with a bunch of helpful little droids be great? Well, LASP kind of does! They help us explore a bunch of other cool space stuff. CubeSats can be as small as a cereal box, but they do big science like investigating galaxies far, far away. Can R2D2 do that?
Reduce, reuse, recycle - but make it space! This month, the LASP Sustainability Group won a CU Campus Sustainability award in the Lab Achievement category in recognition of the nitrile lab glove recycling which diverted at least 600lbs of gloves from the landfill! #EarthDay
New @laspatcu.bsky.social research may give lunar explorers hints about where to go looking for water. 🌓 Learn about the moon craters that are top candidates for storing ice ↓ https://bit.ly/4ccWuN0
Water on the moon? New study narrows down the mostly likely locations
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
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Thank you to @hickenlooper.senate.gov for visiting us at LASP on Friday and learning about the amazing science happening here at CU Boulder. We hope you had fun checking out LASP's SmallSat labs and learning about the great science and vital hands-on student training they enable!
NASA’s Artemis II mission has sent astronauts to the moon for the first time in over 50 years. Scientists at @laspatcu.bsky.social and the College of Arts and Sciences are supporting the Artemis program by studying the moon’s extreme thermal environments. https://bit.ly/4s9KgL5
Astronauts are going back to the moon. Planetary scientist talks about what we can learn
The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission are slated to launch for the moon in March. CU Boulder researcher Paul Hayne talks about why it's important for humans to
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We still have goosebumps from the Artemis II launch yesterday! lasp.colorado.edu/2026/04/01/s...
Six ways LASP is leading in lunar science and enabling exploration
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…
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Step right up and behold the world of tomorrow, Spaceman! Don’t just imagine the future—experience it. Explore all that LASP has in store and secure your complimentary video tour today. The next frontier awaits! lasp.colorado.edu/building-the... #aprilfoolsday
Do you love books and space? ☀️ 💫 📖 Meet LASPian Dr. Ryan French at a talk and signing of his book "Space Hazards" at Boulder Bookstore on Thursday! Learn more at the link below! boulderbookstore.net/event/2026-0...
Ryan French -- "Space Hazards"
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💫 Shaping the future of space exploration starts with you! 💫 It's #BuffsAllIn, which means you can directly support LASP in our mission to explore the cosmos and train the next generation of space professionals. Donate below! giveto.colorado.edu/schools/Univ...
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Congratulations to Paul! We know you'll 🪨 it studying the 🌒 with Artemis! lasp.colorado.edu/2026/03/27/n... #artemis #nasa #moon
NASA names CU Boulder-LASP planetary scientist Paul Hayne to Artemis geology team
Paul Hayne is an associate professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder and a researcher at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). He…
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