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New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA mission

CU Boulder scientists and engineers will collect stardust as part of NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, opening a new window to our understanding of the universe.

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7 reasons to get excited about CU Boulder in space

From rockets that reach the edge of Earth’s atmosphere to a historic journey to the moon’s South Pole, a landmark year for space exploration is coming for CU Boulder.

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Radio telescope with CU Boulder ties headed to moon’s South Pole

A lander named Odysseus is scheduled to touch down on the moon, returning U.S. science to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. Astrophysicists from CU Boulder will be along for the ride.