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Since the dawn of NASA’s Apollo program, UCLA has been deeply involved in space exploration. Since 1963, eight Bruins have flown into space. Today, UCLA scientists are helping lay the path to the stars, creating a new constellation of Bruin brilliance.

By Jessica Barnett

NASA's Chandra and IXPE data have been used to examine the pulsar wind nebula known as MSH 15-52 which is well-known for its shape that resembles that of a ghostly cosmic hand.

Mars rocks, scientists’ personal diaries – new Kolkata museum promises rare space artefacts

A galaxy of exhibits - from strands of Neil Armstrong's hair to rocks from the moon and Mars await enthusiasts at this new "one-of-its-kind" museum of astronomy and space science.

NASA’s IXPE telescope has captured the first polarized X-ray imagery of the supernova remnant SN 1006, expanding our understanding of the relationship between magnetic fields and the energy streaming away from exploding stars.

Since the 1980s, the University of Colorado Boulder has carved an image of Ralphie on every instrument that's gone to space on more than a dozen missions.

If the next 75 years are as transformational as the last 75 have been, it is hard to say where humanity will find itself in the year 2098.

On Saturday, CU Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics will host its 13th annual international observe the moon night. LASP's event is free and open to the public, and it's part of a worldwide NASA program that encourages people to pause and observe the moon.

For more than 30 years, teams at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at CU Boulder have emblazoned the image of the university's beloved buffalo mascot onto instruments destined for space. Follow Ralphie as she journeys from orbit around Earth to the rings of Saturn and beyond.