Space
Inhaling dust particles from the Red Planet over long periods of time could put humans at risk of developing respiratory issues, thyroid disease and other health problems.
The historic Fram2 mission will explore how astronauts get motion sickness and what they can do about it.
As humans spend longer and longer in space, the mental health of astronauts will become increasingly important, says aerospace engineer Katya Arquilla. Her research could help people in orbit and on the ground.
Alireza Doostan is leading a $1.2 million effort for real-time data compression for supercomputer research.
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft just whipped around Mars carrying the LASP-built SUDA instrument. When it arrives at its destination in 2030, it won’t be the first time a LASP instrument has been to Jupiter. In fact, LASP instruments have been to every planet in our solar system and beyond.
Researchers will explore everything from volcanoes on the moon’s surface to signals washing through our galaxy from the dawn of the universe.
Fran Bagenal, a senior research scientist at the Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics at CU Â鶹ӰԺ, has been named to the NASA Advisory Council’s Science Committee.
Scientists are getting closer every day to getting the best view yet of alien worlds, thanks to years of dedicated work by several missions in which the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at CU Â鶹ӰԺ was involved.
Space is full of really big things, like the sun or the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But the largest structures in the universe are much bigger than both of them, says astrophysicist Jeremy Darling.
Distinguished Professor and JILA fellow Mitch Begelman has been named as a fellow by the American Astronomical Society, a distinction recognizing research, innovation, education and public outreach.