January 25, 2020 – Aurora, also known as the northern lights, are a sight to behold as they dance across the sky when solar winds collide with the Earth’s atmosphere. However, they also contribute to a process that has an…
Education
United Launch Alliance Issues Call For Student Rocket Launch Payloads
January 25, 2020 – United Launch Alliance (ULA) is inviting the next generation of rocket scientists to submit payload proposals for the annual Student Rocket Launch, which will take place this summer. The Student Rocket Launch is ULA’s signature science,…
Space Foundation Announces CU Boulder Inductee To Colorado Space Heroes Hall Of Fame
January 16, 2020 – George Born has been announced as a 2020 inductee into the Colorado Space Heroes Hall of Fame. The Space Foundation announced the posthumous induction of Born, who was a professor of aerospace engineering sciences at the University…
Lockheed Martin Launches Vocational Scholarship, Renews STEM Scholarship
January 16, 2020 – Lockheed Martin is launching a groundbreaking vocational scholarship for high school seniors and college students pursuing vocational and trade degrees. This effort is the first of its kind within the domestic aerospace and defense industry. The…
Astronomers Uncover New Type Of World Unlike Anything Found In The Solar System
December 26, 2019 – When astronomers look around the solar system, they find that planets can be made out of almost anything. Terrestrial planets like Earth, Mars, and Venus have dense iron cores and rocky mantles. The massive outer planets…
Newfound Martian Aurora Sheds Light On Mars’ Changing Climate
December 23, 2019 – A type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually the most common form of aurora occurring on the Red Planet, according to new results from the mission. The aurora is…
CU Boulder’s Knipp Recognized For Expanding The Field Of Space Weather Research
November 23, 2019 – Delores Knipp is earning two honors for her research into space weather. Knipp, a research professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and the Chancellor’s Grand-Challenge Space Weather Technology, Research and…
Southwest Research Institute, Commercial Spaceflight Federation Announce Suborbital Space Researchers, Educators Conference
November 4, 2019 – As a new generation of space vehicles prepares the groundwork for space research and education, the 2020 Next-generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) will bring together hundreds of suborbital researchers, educators, flight providers, spaceports and government officials…
October 28 – November 3, 2019
Blue Canyon Technologies Selected For NASA Ames Starling Demonstration Mission October 26, 2019 – Small spacecraft manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) has been selected by NASA’s Ames Research Center to support a technology demonstration mission called…
NASA Smallsats Can Aid Hurricane Forecasts With GPS
October 14, 2019 – Eight briefcase-size satellites flying in a row may be key to improving forecasts of a hurricane’s wind speed – detecting whether it will make landfall as a Category 1 or a Category 5. NASA’s Cyclone Global…