On its way to outer space, Ball Aerospace launched CU鈥檚 entrepreneurial engine

On its way to outer space, Ball Aerospace launched CU鈥檚 entrepreneurial engine

Sept. 28, 2023

精品SM在线影片 and Ball Aerospace have been collaborating for decades to solve mysteries of the universe. That partnership was also the university鈥檚 first commercial spin-off and it greased the gears of an entrepreneurial engine that continues to power innovation within the university and far beyond.

New center will lay groundwork for better space weather forecasts

New center will lay groundwork for better space weather forecasts

Sept. 20, 2023

This summer, NASA announced that it had selected four Space Weather Centers of Excellence, including the Space Weather Operational Readiness Development (SWORD) center at 精品SM在线影片. As its name suggests, the nearly $10 million center will offer some powerful protection for the planet.

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

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

Sept. 14, 2023

A new project led by Scott Diddams (Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering)鈥攁warded $1M award from the W.M. Keck Foundation鈥攚ill explore the feasibility of creating a frequency comb detector to synchronize the world鈥檚 existing infrared telescopes and make them more precise.

New project to probe how planets lose their atmospheres

New project to probe how planets lose their atmospheres

Sept. 13, 2023

Scientists on a new project led by 精品SM在线影片 will develop 鈥渨orlds in a box鈥 to study the conditions that might make far away planets habitable. The research team鈥攑art of NASA鈥檚 Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR) program鈥攚ill be led David Brain (LASP, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences).

Construction underway on plasma wind tunnel to advance hypersonics

Construction underway on plasma wind tunnel to advance hypersonics

July 27, 2023

A new laboratory for a plasma wind tunnel is taking shape at the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building. The project, the vision of Assistant Professor Hisham Ali, will allow his team to study the conditions of atmospheric reentry, when a spacecraft returning to Earth can hit speeds of Mach 30.

精品SM在线影片, Fort Lewis College support Native American astrophysics students

精品SM在线影片, Fort Lewis College support Native American astrophysics students

July 13, 2023

A new program is helping Native American undergraduate students delve into astrophysics and more fully participate in scientific research that frequently happens on Indigenous lands. The NSF-supported program is a partnership between 精品SM在线影片 and Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

Weighing the mysterious black holes lurking at the hearts of galaxies

Weighing the mysterious black holes lurking at the hearts of galaxies

June 20, 2023

As part of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav), 精品SM在线影片 postdoc Joseph Simon is searching for a phenomenon known as the 鈥済ravitational wave background鈥: giant ripples in space and time that owe their origins in part to supermassive black holes.

New keen-sighted satellite will view distant stars, assist Webb telescope

New keen-sighted satellite will view distant stars, assist Webb telescope

June 8, 2023

NASA鈥檚 James Webb Space Telescope will soon get a new 鈥渟idekick鈥濃攁 small but nimble satellite called MANTIS, which will be designed and built at LASP. Like that undersea animal, the spacecraft (about the size of a toaster oven) will be able to observe the night sky in the full range of UV light.

Researchers at 精品SM在线影片 advancing more trustworthy autonomous systems with U.S Air Force

Researchers at 精品SM在线影片 advancing more trustworthy autonomous systems with U.S Air Force

May 3, 2023

Allie Anderson and Torin Clark at 精品SM在线影片 are conducting research into how humans and artificial intelligence systems work together. The pair are part of a multi-university research team commissioned by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study trust in autonomous systems鈥攁n important and complex problem.

精品SM在线影片, LASP welcome NASA leaders to campus

精品SM在线影片, LASP welcome NASA leaders to campus

April 24, 2023

鈥淚t was truly inspiring to speak with the next generation of space scientists and engineers at 精品SM在线影片," said Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. "The power of education at learning institutions like 精品SM在线影片 provide the necessary tools to make big dreams a reality and keep our nation a global leader in space exploration and innovation.鈥

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