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Science Missions tab on the NASA website. The Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager, a telescope designed at Boston University’s Center for Space Physics aboard NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 spacecraft, went into lunar orbit on Feb. 13. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU faculty reach new horizons through NASA-funded projects

Jack Schwed February 19, 2025
Safely landing a human on the moon in 1969 and launching the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 are only a few of the accomplishments that have established NASA as one of the leading space agencies of the world.  Now, over 80 science missions and countless other projects are under development at NASA, some led by teams of faculty and students at Boston University. 
Boston University College of Engineering. BU School of Engineering Professor Brian Walsh led the team that created the Lunar Environment heliospheric X-ray Imager for NASA’s Blue Ghost Mission 1. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

From Boston to the moon: BU’s LEXI instrument set to make history

Hazel Nystrom January 22, 2025
The first Boston University-developed device to land on a celestial body is a part of NASA's Blue Ghost Mission 1, set to land on the moon.

NASA to launch BU student-designed satellite in April

Lillian Ilsley-Greene January 30, 2018

Rocket manufacturing company SpaceX announced that its new giant rocket, Falcon Heavy, will launch next week — but it won’t be the only launch happening in the next few months. A micro-satellite built...

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