International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions
Boulder, Colorado, August 4-6, 2025| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Boulder, Colorado, August 4-6, 2025| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Participants of the IPM-2025 workshop gathered on the steps of the meeting building on the University of Colorado Boulder’s campus to take a group photo. This week, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder hosted the sixth International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions (IPM-2025). About 180 scientists, […]| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
The Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for Undergraduates and Partners Across the Sky 2025 cohort on the last day of the program Over the last 10 weeks, nine students from colleges and universities across the U.S. have come to the University of Colorado Boulder to participate in the 2025 Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for […]| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
LASP researchers are helping lead efforts to plan NASA’s next-generation large space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will be the first space telescope specifically designed to identify habitable, Earth-like planets orbiting stars similar to our Sun and examine them for evidence of life, with the goal of answering the question: Are we alone?| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
LASP researchers have been awarded one of ten NASA TechLeap Prizes for the development of an Electron Beam Dust Mitigation (EBDM) system that will use electron beams to charge lunar dust to repel and remove it from surfaces, including spacesuits and solar panels.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder is honoring the legacy of longtime engineer Rick Kohnert with the official dedication of its newly expanded CubeSat development space as the Kohnert CubeSat Lab. Kohnert, who led the small satellite department until his sudden passing on February 8, 2023, was the founding project manager for LASP’s CubeSat projects and designed the CubeSat lab space in the Astrophysical Research Lab on East Campus.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
From August 4-6, 2025 the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder will host the sixth International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions (IPM-2025). This workshop will convene scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders from around the world to discuss innovative new technologies and instrumentation to be developed for future […]| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Professor Larry Esposito, the University of Colorado’s longest-serving planetary science professor, is stepping down.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
This summer, nine students from colleges and universities across the U.S. have come to the University of Colorado Boulder to participate in the 2025 Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for Undergraduates (BSA REU) program. The cohort arrived on campus in May ready to launch into a summer of research and discovery.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
In this Q&A, astrophysicist Kevin France, a LASP researcher and associate professor in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at CU Boulder, explores how astrophysics—once considered to be the purview of big telescopes like Hubble—is being revolutionized by SmallSats.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
The MinXSS CubeSats have redefined how we explore the Sun—one tiny satellite at a time.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
LASP senior research scientist Bruce Jakosky weighs in on the debate about how much water or ice could be present in Mars' crust.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft just whipped around Mars carrying the LASP-built SUDA instrument on its long journey to the icy moon of Jupiter. When it arrives 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.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Fran Bagenal, a senior research scientist at the Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named to the NASA Advisory Council’s Science Committee. Bagenal was tapped by Nicky Fox, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, to bring her experience with data on the US STEM workforce, including […]| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
At the end of 2024, University of Colorado Boulder Distinguished Professor Daniel N. Baker stepped down as the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), a position he held since 1994.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Scientists are getting closer every day to getting our best view yet of alien worlds, thanks to years of dedicated work by several missions in which the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder was involved.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
1. LASP designated first Center of Excellence for Capacity Building in CubeSat Technologies In May, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) designated LASP as its first Center of Excellence for Capacity Building in CubeSat Technologies. This recognition highlights LASP’s pioneering work in CubeSat missions and its leadership in the International Satellite Program in Research […] The post Top 10 LASP articles of 2024 appeared first on Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Dozens of LASP employees, family members, and friends attended the launch of NASA’s flagship Europa Clipper mission, which includes a unique instrument built at the lab on CU Boulder’s East Campus. Credit: NASA + On October 14, as a powerful Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off the pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, launching the largest […]| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
This summer, the Boulder Solar Alliance Research Experience for Undergraduates (BSA REU) program welcomed 22 students to Boulder to dive into the world of professional scientific research. The BSA REU program, established in 2007 and funded by the National Science Foundation, is managed by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University […]| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Spencer Biske: Spencer is from Columbia, Illinois, and is an incoming fourth year student majoring in physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an intern at LASP this summer, Spencer will be working with Dr. Quan Gan and Dr. Xiaohua Fang on the coupling of Mars’ thermosphere-ionosphere and waves in its lower atmosphere. He became interested in the math behind nonlinear dynamics and is excited to see how it connects with space weather this summer. He loves to camp and hike i...| Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
