Sarah Gillis in front of Fiske Planetarium

Life in space from a CU Boulder alumna who has been there

Nov. 14, 2024

CU Boulder alumna Sarah Gillis is a lead space operations engineer and astronaut trainer at SpaceX with literal out-of-this-world experience.

Woman wearing a t-shirt and shorts seated in a cluttered cabin aboard a space station

CUriosity: Can humans handle the stress of traveling to Mars?

Nov. 13, 2024

As humans spend longer and longer periods in space, the mental health of astronauts is increasingly important, says Aerospace Engineer Katya Arquilla. Her research could help people in orbit and on the ground.

Shopping bags.

Your brain on Black Friday

Nov. 13, 2024

CU Boulder marketing Professor Ying Zeng examines why consumers get swept up in holiday shopping madness and what they can do to shop smarter.

Woman standing on a balcony of a building with the Flatiron Mountains in the background. She is holding a cellphone and standing next to a small radar dish

Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space

Nov. 13, 2024

Millions of Android phones across the globe have helped to capture the swirls and bubbles in Earth's atmosphere high above the surface in incredible detail.

Three bright galaxies with space behind them

Astrophysicists confirm the existence of three galactic ‘red monsters’ in the early universe

Nov. 13, 2024

An international team including astrophysicist Erica Nelson from CU Boulder has identified three ultra-massive galaxies already in place within the first billion years after the Big Bang.

Banned books display in a book store

Most book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters, authors of color

Nov. 12, 2024

The number of book bans in the U.S. has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors are the main targets. Read from CU expert Katherine Spoon on The Conversation.

A yellow marine organism seen underwater

How did the division of labor emerge in animals and humans? Little-known organisms hold clues

Nov. 12, 2024

You've probably seen bryozoans at the beach without even knowing it—some look like floating balls of mucus, while others resemble a bit of crust growing over docks and other hard surfaces. According to a new study, these strange organisms may reveal how colony-forming animals evolved a system for divvying up jobs millions of years ago.

Pikes Peak

Missing link to ‘Snowball Earth’ history emerges from unusual rocks on Pikes Peak

Nov. 11, 2024

The evidence was found in a pebbly sandstone, Tava, encapsulated within the granite that formed Colorado’s Pikes Peak around 700 million years ago. Read from CU experts Rebecca Flowers and Liam Courtney-Davies on The Conversation.

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Was ‘Snowball Earth’ a global event? New study delivers the best proof yet

Nov. 11, 2024

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick may have covered the entire planet.

A strong solar flare emitted by the sun

Space weather applications for all

Nov. 8, 2024

The Data Systems group collaborates to create user-friendly applications designed to make space weather data accessible to all, empowering users to explore the latest space weather developments from their browsers.

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