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The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder is at the forefront of space weather and climate monitoring, solar and planetary research, and the search for evidence of habitable worlds.
Happy New Year's Eve!
What an exciting year of space exploration at LASP! So much amazing science was done, and we continued to train the next generation of space professionals. We were so honored to have you along for the ride, and we can't wait to share the cosmos with you again in 2026!
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What an exciting year of space exploration at LASP! So much amazing science was done, and we continued to train the next generation of space professionals. We were so honored to have you along for the ride, and we can't wait to share the cosmos with you again in 2026!
📸 NASA
December 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Happy New Year's Eve!
What an exciting year of space exploration at LASP! So much amazing science was done, and we continued to train the next generation of space professionals. We were so honored to have you along for the ride, and we can't wait to share the cosmos with you again in 2026!
📸 NASA
What an exciting year of space exploration at LASP! So much amazing science was done, and we continued to train the next generation of space professionals. We were so honored to have you along for the ride, and we can't wait to share the cosmos with you again in 2026!
📸 NASA
Whether you'll be looking at ✨ in the 🌌 or one on top of a 🎄 this season, LASP wishes you and yours a stellar holiday season!
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Whether you'll be looking at ✨ in the 🌌 or one on top of a 🎄 this season, LASP wishes you and yours a stellar holiday season!
🚀 LASP solar + climate highlights at #AGU25 today:
☀️ Rapid Flare Ribbon Downflows (X9 flare) | 9:22–9:35 AM | Room 286–287
🌞 Unprecedented Fine Structure in Post-Flare Coronal Loops (DKIST, Invited) | 10:45–11:00 AM | Room 286–287
☀️ Rapid Flare Ribbon Downflows (X9 flare) | 9:22–9:35 AM | Room 286–287
🌞 Unprecedented Fine Structure in Post-Flare Coronal Loops (DKIST, Invited) | 10:45–11:00 AM | Room 286–287
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🚀 LASP solar + climate highlights at #AGU25 today:
☀️ Rapid Flare Ribbon Downflows (X9 flare) | 9:22–9:35 AM | Room 286–287
🌞 Unprecedented Fine Structure in Post-Flare Coronal Loops (DKIST, Invited) | 10:45–11:00 AM | Room 286–287
☀️ Rapid Flare Ribbon Downflows (X9 flare) | 9:22–9:35 AM | Room 286–287
🌞 Unprecedented Fine Structure in Post-Flare Coronal Loops (DKIST, Invited) | 10:45–11:00 AM | Room 286–287
🚀 LASP at #AGU today:
🪐 Uranus Exosphere Collapse Since Voyager | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Voyager 2 Plasma Data at Uranus & Neptune (Reanalysis/Archive) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Compact Electrostatic Dust Analyzer (CEDA) | 4:35–4:45 PM | Room 291
🪐 Uranus Exosphere Collapse Since Voyager | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Voyager 2 Plasma Data at Uranus & Neptune (Reanalysis/Archive) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Compact Electrostatic Dust Analyzer (CEDA) | 4:35–4:45 PM | Room 291
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚀 LASP at #AGU today:
🪐 Uranus Exosphere Collapse Since Voyager | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Voyager 2 Plasma Data at Uranus & Neptune (Reanalysis/Archive) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Compact Electrostatic Dust Analyzer (CEDA) | 4:35–4:45 PM | Room 291
🪐 Uranus Exosphere Collapse Since Voyager | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Voyager 2 Plasma Data at Uranus & Neptune (Reanalysis/Archive) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Compact Electrostatic Dust Analyzer (CEDA) | 4:35–4:45 PM | Room 291
🚀 LASP at #AGU on Wed., Dec. 17:
🌍 Retention of Habitable Atmospheres (RHAPS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🌎 Probing the MLT w/ Solar Soft X-ray Occultations (CubeSats) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☀️ DKIST Flare Spectral Variability (Impulsive Phase) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🌍 Retention of Habitable Atmospheres (RHAPS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🌎 Probing the MLT w/ Solar Soft X-ray Occultations (CubeSats) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☀️ DKIST Flare Spectral Variability (Impulsive Phase) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚀 LASP at #AGU on Wed., Dec. 17:
🌍 Retention of Habitable Atmospheres (RHAPS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🌎 Probing the MLT w/ Solar Soft X-ray Occultations (CubeSats) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☀️ DKIST Flare Spectral Variability (Impulsive Phase) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🌍 Retention of Habitable Atmospheres (RHAPS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🌎 Probing the MLT w/ Solar Soft X-ray Occultations (CubeSats) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☀️ DKIST Flare Spectral Variability (Impulsive Phase) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
Shout out for first light on IMAP! We're so excited to see data from IDEX!
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NASA’s IMAP Mission Captures ‘First Light,’ Looks Back at Earth - NASA Science
All 10 instruments aboard NASA’s newly launched IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission have successfully recorded their first measurements
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December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Shout out for first light on IMAP! We're so excited to see data from IDEX!
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🚀 LASP at #AGU today — here’s your quick hit list:
🛰 Most Intense Space Weather Events Since 1960 | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☁️ IMAP Near-Real-Time Space Weather (I-ALiRT) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🧲 Magnetic Reconnection in the Turbulent Magnetosheath (MMS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Most Intense Space Weather Events Since 1960 | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☁️ IMAP Near-Real-Time Space Weather (I-ALiRT) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🧲 Magnetic Reconnection in the Turbulent Magnetosheath (MMS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
December 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🚀 LASP at #AGU today — here’s your quick hit list:
🛰 Most Intense Space Weather Events Since 1960 | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☁️ IMAP Near-Real-Time Space Weather (I-ALiRT) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🧲 Magnetic Reconnection in the Turbulent Magnetosheath (MMS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Most Intense Space Weather Events Since 1960 | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
☁️ IMAP Near-Real-Time Space Weather (I-ALiRT) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
🧲 Magnetic Reconnection in the Turbulent Magnetosheath (MMS) | 8:30 AM–12 PM | Poster Hall
We're so excited to work on CMEx with our friends at NCAR and BAE Systems!
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
NASA Selects Two Heliophysics Missions for Continued Development - NASA
NASA has selected one small explorer mission concept to advance toward flight design and another for an extended period of concept development.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We're so excited to work on CMEx with our friends at NCAR and BAE Systems!
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
🚀 Heading to #AGU? Catch LASP highlights today:
🌑 Plasma Wakes Throughout the Solar System | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Object–Plasma Interactions in LEO | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🌌 High-Latitude Ionosphere–Thermosphere Variability (DMSP SSULI) | 5:15–5:27 PM | Room 283–285
🌑 Plasma Wakes Throughout the Solar System | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Object–Plasma Interactions in LEO | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🌌 High-Latitude Ionosphere–Thermosphere Variability (DMSP SSULI) | 5:15–5:27 PM | Room 283–285
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚀 Heading to #AGU? Catch LASP highlights today:
🌑 Plasma Wakes Throughout the Solar System | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Object–Plasma Interactions in LEO | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🌌 High-Latitude Ionosphere–Thermosphere Variability (DMSP SSULI) | 5:15–5:27 PM | Room 283–285
🌑 Plasma Wakes Throughout the Solar System | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🛰 Object–Plasma Interactions in LEO | 2:15–5:45 PM | Poster Hall
🌌 High-Latitude Ionosphere–Thermosphere Variability (DMSP SSULI) | 5:15–5:27 PM | Room 283–285
We're excited to see everyone at AGU this week! Keep an eye on social media for opportunities to see LASP presentations every day this week.
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We're excited to see everyone at AGU this week! Keep an eye on social media for opportunities to see LASP presentations every day this week.
Happy #ColoradoGivesDay!
This year, you can help shape the future of space exploration in Colorado! By donating to LASP, you can support hands-on training for students, help fund research across the cosmos, and do your part to ensure the future of space science research.
lasp.colorado.edu/donors/
This year, you can help shape the future of space exploration in Colorado! By donating to LASP, you can support hands-on training for students, help fund research across the cosmos, and do your part to ensure the future of space science research.
lasp.colorado.edu/donors/
lasp.colorado.edu
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy #ColoradoGivesDay!
This year, you can help shape the future of space exploration in Colorado! By donating to LASP, you can support hands-on training for students, help fund research across the cosmos, and do your part to ensure the future of space science research.
lasp.colorado.edu/donors/
This year, you can help shape the future of space exploration in Colorado! By donating to LASP, you can support hands-on training for students, help fund research across the cosmos, and do your part to ensure the future of space science research.
lasp.colorado.edu/donors/
Can you believe it's been 30 years since Galileo became the first satellite to orbit Jupiter?
After being inserted into Jupiter's orbit in 1995, Galileo spent 34 orbits studying the Jovian system, including the four Galilean moons, with the help of two LASP instruments on board, the EUV and UVS.
After being inserted into Jupiter's orbit in 1995, Galileo spent 34 orbits studying the Jovian system, including the four Galilean moons, with the help of two LASP instruments on board, the EUV and UVS.
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Can you believe it's been 30 years since Galileo became the first satellite to orbit Jupiter?
After being inserted into Jupiter's orbit in 1995, Galileo spent 34 orbits studying the Jovian system, including the four Galilean moons, with the help of two LASP instruments on board, the EUV and UVS.
After being inserted into Jupiter's orbit in 1995, Galileo spent 34 orbits studying the Jovian system, including the four Galilean moons, with the help of two LASP instruments on board, the EUV and UVS.
What's the deal with 🌕 dust and 🧑🚀? We're about to find out!
LASP, along with our partners at Lunar Outpost, UCF, and UC Berkeley, just won the DUSTER mission. It will launch on NASA's Artemis IV to study the moon's dust and plasma environment for future human and robotic missions.
LASP, along with our partners at Lunar Outpost, UCF, and UC Berkeley, just won the DUSTER mission. It will launch on NASA's Artemis IV to study the moon's dust and plasma environment for future human and robotic missions.
LASP instruments target a trip to the Moon aboard NASA’s Artemis IV mission
Instruments designed and built by researchers at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder have been selected for development for NASA; Artemis IV mission…
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December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What's the deal with 🌕 dust and 🧑🚀? We're about to find out!
LASP, along with our partners at Lunar Outpost, UCF, and UC Berkeley, just won the DUSTER mission. It will launch on NASA's Artemis IV to study the moon's dust and plasma environment for future human and robotic missions.
LASP, along with our partners at Lunar Outpost, UCF, and UC Berkeley, just won the DUSTER mission. It will launch on NASA's Artemis IV to study the moon's dust and plasma environment for future human and robotic missions.
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A snowy start to December ❄️
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A snowy start to December ❄️
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Buckyballs in space? 🪐
@laspatcu.bsky.social researchers may have uncovered how these soccer-ball-shaped molecules form, shedding light on the chemistry of the cosmos.
Dive into the study ↓
https://bit.ly/3LX0848
@laspatcu.bsky.social researchers may have uncovered how these soccer-ball-shaped molecules form, shedding light on the chemistry of the cosmos.
Dive into the study ↓
https://bit.ly/3LX0848
Chemists find clues to the origins of buckyballs in space
A new study led by space chemist Jordy Bouwman may reveal a missing link in how certain organic molecules form in outer space. They include
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December 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Buckyballs in space? 🪐
@laspatcu.bsky.social researchers may have uncovered how these soccer-ball-shaped molecules form, shedding light on the chemistry of the cosmos.
Dive into the study ↓
https://bit.ly/3LX0848
@laspatcu.bsky.social researchers may have uncovered how these soccer-ball-shaped molecules form, shedding light on the chemistry of the cosmos.
Dive into the study ↓
https://bit.ly/3LX0848
Boulder Solar Alliance REU applications are OPEN!
Undergraduates interested in solar and space research can now apply for a paid opportunity to do hands-on research with solar scientists around Boulder. Deadline is January 21, 2026.
lasp.colorado.edu/reu/
Undergraduates interested in solar and space research can now apply for a paid opportunity to do hands-on research with solar scientists around Boulder. Deadline is January 21, 2026.
lasp.colorado.edu/reu/
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Boulder Solar Alliance REU Program The University of Colorado Boulder invites undergraduates to apply for a paid summer research experience for highly motivated students interested in solar and space…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Boulder Solar Alliance REU applications are OPEN!
Undergraduates interested in solar and space research can now apply for a paid opportunity to do hands-on research with solar scientists around Boulder. Deadline is January 21, 2026.
lasp.colorado.edu/reu/
Undergraduates interested in solar and space research can now apply for a paid opportunity to do hands-on research with solar scientists around Boulder. Deadline is January 21, 2026.
lasp.colorado.edu/reu/
Thank you to Frank from the bottom of our hearts! His three-decade dedication to LASP, science, and discovery has shaped our lab and helped open the cosmos to all of us.
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Lead scientist Frank Eparvier retires after more than three decades at LASP
From pioneering solar research to mentoring generations of scientists, Frank Eparvier leaves LASP with a stellar legacy that will continue to shine.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thank you to Frank from the bottom of our hearts! His three-decade dedication to LASP, science, and discovery has shaped our lab and helped open the cosmos to all of us.
lasp.colorado.edu/2025/11/19/l...
lasp.colorado.edu/2025/11/19/l...
Need a weekend read? Learn more about the solar activity we witnessed in striking auroral fashion this week with LASP researcher Dr. Ryan French!
Did you witness the recent aurora borealis? Learn more about this phenomena from @laspatcu.bsky.social solar physicist Ryan French, who sheds light on the science behind the aurora and shares tips for the best firsthand experience.
https://bit.ly/4nUMb3R
https://bit.ly/4nUMb3R
Solar physicist explains this week's colorful Aurora Borealis over the United States
People in Colorado and across the United States saw glowing skies this week as a powerful solar storm shook Earth's atmosphere.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Need a weekend read? Learn more about the solar activity we witnessed in striking auroral fashion this week with LASP researcher Dr. Ryan French!
Did you catch LASPian Dan Baker in this New York Times article? Learn more about the risks space weather poses to satellites here:
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Northern Lights Are Beautiful, but They’re Risky for Satellites
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November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Did you catch LASPian Dan Baker in this New York Times article? Learn more about the risks space weather poses to satellites here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/s...
Listen to LASP Researcher Dr. Fran Bagenal on Maine Public Radio talking about the future of space science funding.
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Funding for space missions hang in the balance with the government shutdown
Planetary science is in limbo during the government shutdown — things like analyzing asteroids, studying the magnetosphere of Jupiter, or better understanding Mars so that humans might one day visit.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Listen to LASP Researcher Dr. Fran Bagenal on Maine Public Radio talking about the future of space science funding.
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www.mainepublic.org/2025-11-06/f...
Didn’t catch a glimpse of the auroras in North America last week? Check them out with LASP researcher Dr. Ryan French on Fox Weather!
Traveler captures the Northern Lights on a flight to Chicago | Latest Weather Clips | FOX Weather
AURORA MAGIC: A passenger on a flight from Denver to Chicago captured illuminating photos of the Northern Lights on Wednesday. Dr. Ryan Finch, solar physicist,
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Didn’t catch a glimpse of the auroras in North America last week? Check them out with LASP researcher Dr. Ryan French on Fox Weather!
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Solar Irradiance and What You Can Do With It: Astrophysikalisches Kolloquium with Gregory Kopp (@laspatcu.bsky.social, @colorado.edu)
📆 12.11., 3pm | SR 05.13 @uni-graz.at | All info 👇
📆 12.11., 3pm | SR 05.13 @uni-graz.at | All info 👇
Astrophysikalisches Kolloquium - astrophysics.uni-graz.at
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November 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Solar Irradiance and What You Can Do With It: Astrophysikalisches Kolloquium with Gregory Kopp (@laspatcu.bsky.social, @colorado.edu)
📆 12.11., 3pm | SR 05.13 @uni-graz.at | All info 👇
📆 12.11., 3pm | SR 05.13 @uni-graz.at | All info 👇
Get to know our new director, Dr. Bethany Ehlmann!
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Get to know our new director, Dr. Bethany Ehlmann!
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LASP is going big science with SmallSats! Learn how CUTE, a CubeSat the size of a cereal box, is studying exoplanet atmospheres and inspiring the future of space-based astronomy.
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Startup pioneers subscription service for space-based astronomy
Blue Skies Space will sell data from its tiny, low-cost UV telescope
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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
LASP is going big science with SmallSats! Learn how CUTE, a CubeSat the size of a cereal box, is studying exoplanet atmospheres and inspiring the future of space-based astronomy.
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Exciting news for the IMAP team today! The doors on LASP's IDEX instrument opened today! IDEX will study the composition of particles that were born in supernova explosions, giving scientists insight into the origins and evolution of our solar system.
Capturing stardust
A team at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) designed and built a new space instrument called the Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX). Part of NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Exciting news for the IMAP team today! The doors on LASP's IDEX instrument opened today! IDEX will study the composition of particles that were born in supernova explosions, giving scientists insight into the origins and evolution of our solar system.