Space

  • eclipse
    CU astronomer Doug Duncan has some advice about this summer's total eclipse: Don't miss it.
  • satellite
    Open to all undergrads in all majors.
  • Jupiter
    On and around campus
  • Illustration of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft approaching Pluto
    NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is about to become humanity’s first emissary to Pluto. Alan Stern has the insider view.
  • Mars Maven
    ​A CU-led mission seeks to understand the planet’s climate and if Mars could have been habitable.
  • astronaut in suit
    Traveling for work will take on a new dimension for astronaut Steve Swanson who will travel 240 miles into space and spend six months on the International Space Station next year.
  • Racahel Collins
    Who controls the satellites we see at night? Nearly 25 CU undergrads monitor four of them, collecting critical information about the Earth, sun and our galaxy.
  • Scott carpenter
    Fifty years ago, Scott Carpenter became the fourth American to fly in space before landing dramatically in the Atlantic Ocean 250 miles off course. His pioneering work laid the foundation for five decades of space exploration.
  • CU 50 year reunion logo
    The dawn of the space age and the creation of the Peace Corps set the stage for graduates of 1962. Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano describes their impact on today.
  • astronaut carpenter
    Paul Danish contemplates the 50th anniversary of Scott Carpenter's flight.
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