Space
- Anna Pusack was an undergraduate studying astrophysics when she helped to discover a surprising phenomenon: a previously-unknown class of dust spraying out from around the sun.
- When SpaceX CRS-23 launched to the International Space Station on Aug. 29, it carried with it a milestone for ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder: the 80th mission to carry a payload from BioServe Space Technologies.
- A new Nature Astronomy study led by Michael Chaffin, a researcher at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, indicates that regional dust storms can play a significant role in drying out the Red Planet.
- New research from ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder could help scientists better understand the phenomena behind sunspots and the sun's mysterious inner workings.
- Marcus Holzinger addressed the U.S. Congress, testifying recently before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Space and Science, about space situational awareness and space traffic management.
- The lack of a uniform definition of where space begins has scientific and engineering implications that extend well beyond which billionaire gets there first.
- The United States Space Force's vice chief of space operations visited campus on June 24, learning about new research on autonomous vehicles, satellites smaller than toaster ovens and more.
- A 53-year-old government-commissioned report on UFOs was collected at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder and resides in the University Libraries archives. Heather Bowden, head of Rare and Distinctive Collections, shares her insights.
- This month, a Pentagon task force will release a long-awaited report digging into a topic typically relegated to science fiction movies and tabloids: unidentified flying objects. Professor Carol Cleland talks about the report and why scientists should take weird and mysterious observations seriously.Â
- Shayna Hume and a team of fellow students are trying out life on Mars through a unique Earth-based experience at the Mars Desert Research Station.