The Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology gathers today’s leaders in space science to study and understand interactions between Earth and the solar system and beyond. We focus our collaborative research efforts on the following:

• Science about space such as characteristics of Earth, planets, stars, galaxies and regions in between
• Science from space such as remote sensing
• Technology such as instrumentation, systems, control, communication, operations and data analysis

Announcements

The Ed Roberts Honors College Space Center Fellowship for 2020/2021 grant cycle is open for applications! You could receive $1200 for the first 100 hours!  For more information on fellowships and how to apply, please see the FY20 Honors College Fellowships. We would like you to be part of the team at the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology - join us!

The University of Massachusetts Lowell will be opening its very own observatory thanks to the generosity of the Schuellers. The observatory will be using a donated 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. The observatory is finished will construction and will and be open for viewing to students and Faculty. The grand opening will be held in Fall 2020. The public will also be getting to use the observatory for free for a month during the year.

More information can be found in the The Boston Globe news article: "UMass Lowell to open new observatory, allowing students, and public to see the stars."