Space Archives - https://www.cuindependent.com/category/news/space-news/ The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 02:32:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Exploring asteroids: Boulder scientists explain NASA’s Lucy mission https://www.cuindependent.com/2023/11/01/exploring-asteroids-boulder-scientists-explain-nasas-lucy-mission/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:46:24 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=139127 CU Boulder hosted a presentation regarding NASA’s Lucy mission, which involved the work of Boulder scientists. By Michaela de Oliveira Olsen

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]]> Fiske Planetarium hosts weekend of events https://www.cuindependent.com/2020/02/06/fiske-planetarium-weekend-events/ Fri, 07 Feb 2020 02:11:15 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=113069 Fiske is hosting a weekend of events such as full-dome films, star shows and laser shows geared towards audiences of all ages. By Alex Llorca

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]]> “Farewell to Cassini” presentation explores Saturn mission https://www.cuindependent.com/2017/10/11/farewell-cassini-explores-saturn-mission-fiske/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 03:38:56 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=86448 NASA scientist Dr. Amanda Hendrix discussed the findings of the Cassini-Huygens mission at Fiske Planetarium. By Carina Julig

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]]> NASA reveals new discoveries about Mars’ atmosphere https://www.cuindependent.com/2015/11/09/nasa-reveals-new-discoveries-about-mars-atmosphere/ Mon, 09 Nov 2015 23:41:04 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=67190 CU scientists and MAVEN investigators discuss the new findings on Mars' atmosphere and solar winds. By Taryn Parsons

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]]> NASA’s MAVEN project reacts to water on Mars https://www.cuindependent.com/2015/10/19/nasas-maven-project-reacts-to-water-on-mars/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:20:24 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=65482 CU faculty had an important role in the discovery of water on Mars. By Cay Leytham-Powell

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]]> CU Boulder undergrad technology will hitch a ride into space https://www.cuindependent.com/2015/03/18/polarcube-cu-boulder-undergrad-technology-will-hitch-a-ride-into-space/ Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:42:02 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=61673 The Colorado Space Grant Consortium plans to make a 3-D temperature map of the entire Earth. By Jared Funk-Breay

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]]> Buzz Aldrin and his vision for the future https://www.cuindependent.com/2015/03/04/buzz-aldrin-vision-future/ Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:42:08 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=61012 The man on the moon explains how we’ll get to Mars. By Billy Singleton

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]]> CU community celebrates orbital insertion of MAVEN spacecraft https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/09/22/lasp-celebrates-orbital-insertion-maven-spacecraft/ Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:22:00 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=55196 With the MAVEN mission, CU is now the only public educational institution to send experiments to every planet in the solar system. By Matt Vail

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]]> CU research center will transport biological experiments to International Space Station https://www.cuindependent.com/2014/09/08/cu-hosted-research-center-transport-biological-experiments-international-space-station/ Mon, 08 Sep 2014 12:32:04 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=54441 The CU-based BioServe Space Technologies will send three experiments to the ISS for testing. By Matt Vail

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]]> CU space center to play key role in international competition https://www.cuindependent.com/2011/10/31/cu-space-center-to-play-key-role-in-international-competition/ https://www.cuindependent.com/2011/10/31/cu-space-center-to-play-key-role-in-international-competition/#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:15:02 +0000 http://www.cuindependent.com/?p=29187 By Hadley Vandiver

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