COSI is a balloon-borne soft gamma-ray (0.2-10 MeV) telescope designed to study astrophysical sources of nuclear line emission and gamma-ray polarization. NASA successfully launched this super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, (7:35 p.m. EDT Monday, May 16) on a potentially record-breaking, around-the-world test flight. See the […]
On its way to Pluto, New Horizons became a tool for education like no other probe
The past few days have been a bit distracting for Andrew Poppe. Back when he was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder, he was in charge of one of the seven New Horizons instruments that collect data from outer space. Now, as a research scientist at the University of California at Berkeley who’s no longer part of the mission, […]
SSL now accepting applications for summer research programs
The Space Sciences Laboratory is currently taking applications for it’s 2015 summer research experiences for undergraduates program – Advancing Space Sciences through Undergraduate Research Experiences (ASSURE). The ASSURE program partners undergraduate students from community colleges and universities around California with leading space science and engineering researchers based at the Space Sciences Laboratory. This program is […]
2014 AGU Public Lecture on MAVEN mission
The 2014 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Public Lecture will be held this Sunday, December 14th from 12 – 1 p.m. (PST) in the Marriott Marquis on 4th and Mission St. The focus of the lecture will be on the MAVEN mission and the speakers will include MAVEN Principal Investigator, Bruce Jakosky, MAVEN Deputy Project Manager […]
SSL Holds Star Party Event for At-Risk Youth
On Friday, November 22, 2013, members of SSL’s Center for Science Education (CSE), along with youth in their NASA NOVAS program, held a “star party” for the students of Downtown Continuation High School in San Francisco. This particular continuation school was setup specifically for high school youth not functioning well in regular public school settings, and they are usually not considered […]
RYSE Center and SSL
RYSE Youth Center in Richmond, California and SSL have teamed up to make two short documentary films on projects here at the Lab. One on Stardust at Home: and the other on SETI at Home: These are part of a larger project.
RYSE Center and SSL
RYSE Youth Center in Richmond, California and SSL have teamed up to make two short documentary films on projects here at the Lab. One on Stardust at Home: and the other on SETI at Home: These are part of a larger project.
CAL DAY at SSL
Join us for Cal Day, Saturday, April 20th, the one day each year that Space Sciences Lab opens its doors to the public. Shuttles will be transporting the public every 20 minutes from Mining Circle on campus to SSL. Hours of activities 11 am – 5 pm. Activities Walking Tours See UC Berkeley’s cutting-edge space […]
CAL DAY at SSL
Join us for Cal Day, Saturday, April 20th, the one day each year that Space Sciences Lab opens its doors to the public. Shuttles will be transporting the public every 20 minutes from Mining Circle on campus to SSL. Hours of activities 11 am – 5 pm. Activities Walking Tours See UC Berkeley’s cutting-edge space […]
