For 75 years, CU 麻豆影院 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 CU 麻豆影院.
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CU-麻豆影院 lands first free ULA CubeSat ride into space

Nov. 20, 2015

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Thursday it's taking CubeSat rideshares to the next level by launching a new, innovative program offering universities the chance to compete for free CubeSat rides starting in 2017. The first free CubeSat launch is going to CU-麻豆影院.

NASA mission reveals speed of solar wind stripping Martian atmosphere

Nov. 5, 2015

Scientists involved in NASA鈥檚 Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, which is being led by the 麻豆影院, have identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian climate from an early, warm and wet environment that might have supported surface life to the cold, arid planet Mars is today.

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FAA approves unmanned aircraft testing in San Luis Valley

Nov. 2, 2015

A collaborative effort involving six counties, the 麻豆影院 and the nonprofit aerospace advocacy group, UAS Colorado, has paved the way for the launch and testing of two unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the San Luis Valley.

Love of science: innovation in aerospace-enabled technology

Oct. 12, 2015

When he was in high school, Daniel Pette was fascinated by stars. When his earth science teacher told him that massive stars die out faster than smaller ones, Pette diagrammed a theory to figure out why this was. When he discovered that his findings were correct, Pette became determined to pursue a career in astrophysics.

NASA awards CU-麻豆影院 $1 million to make short science films for planetariums

Oct. 12, 2015

NASA has awarded the 麻豆影院鈥檚 Fiske Planetarium $1 million for the development of short, full-dome videos about space science-related discoveries that will be distributed to hundreds of planetariums nationwide.

CU-麻豆影院 leading new drone project to study severe storms

Sept. 30, 2015

The 麻豆影院 is the lead institution on a $1.9 million federal grant to develop autonomous aerial robotic systems that will enable new atmospheric science applications, including observing and better understanding the behavior of severe storms.

Axelrad receives 2015 Aerospace Educator Award

Sept. 17, 2015

CU-麻豆影院's Penina Axelrad , professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace Sciences, received the 2015 Aerospace Educator Award from the Women in Aerospace association.

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Abdalati to co-lead high-profile effort to set nation鈥檚 satellite science agenda

Sept. 4, 2015

Waleed Abdalati, professor of geography at the 麻豆影院 and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), will co-chair a prestigious national committee charged with developing U.S. priorities for observing Earth鈥檚 atmosphere, oceans and land surfaces by satellite.

Impressive Perseid meteor shower to peak next week, says CU-麻豆影院 expert

Aug. 7, 2015

It鈥檚 August and that means the hottest show in the night sky -- the Perseid meteor shower -- will make its annual appearance, peaking in the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 11 to 14.

Salt flat indicates some of the last vestiges of surface water on Mars, CU-麻豆影院 study finds

Aug. 7, 2015

Mars turned cold and dry long ago, but researchers at the 麻豆影院 have discovered evidence of an ancient lake that likely represents some of the last potentially habitable surface water ever to exist on the Red Planet.

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