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Welcome to the UCSB Experimental Cosmology Group! We are an experimental astrophysics group primarily focused on studies of the early universe and astrophysical applications of directed energy.
Currently active projects
| Planck | ESA/NASA mission to study CMB anisotropy |
|---|---|
| Polaris and Greenpol | CMB polarization experiment |
| DE-STAR | Directed energy to deflect asteroids and comets |
| Starlight | NASA Directed Energy interstellar mission |
| SETI | Search for advanced extraterrestrial intelligence |
| Wafercraft | NASA Wafer Scale Spacecraft Development |
| ExtraSolar Travelers (ET) | Preparing life forms for interstellar travel |
| PI – Multimodal Planetary Defense | Rapid Response Planetary Defense |
| Lunar Rover Challenge | Student Team designs Lunar Rovers in response to NASA’s Big Idea Challenge |
We also have a very active education and outreach program.
List of Group Papers: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip_Lubin
The Planck satellite was launched at 6:12 AM Pacific Thur May 14, 2009
End of Planck: After 4.5 years of successful mapping of the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Planck Satellite was turned off on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at approximately noon, UTC. Planck has revolutionized our understanding of the universe with incredibly precise measurements of its fundamental parameters and structure. The last official Planck papers were published in 2020. The list of papers can be found here: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/planck/publications
Excerpt from the 114TH CONGRESS REPORT of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2d Session:
“The Committee encourages NASA to study and develop propulsion concepts that could enable an interstellar scientific probe with the capability of achieving a cruise velocity of 0.1c. These efforts shall be centered on enabling such a mission to Alpha Centauri, which can be launched by the one-hundredth anniversary, 2069, of the Apollo 11 moon landing.”
“Therefore, within one year of enactment of this Act, NASA shall submit an interstellar propulsion technology assessment report with a draft conceptual roadmap, which may include an overview of potential advance propulsion concepts for such an interstellar mission, including technical challenges, technology readiness level assessments, risks, and potential near-term milestones and funding requirements”
Available at: https://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hrpt-114-hr-fy2017-cjs.pdf
page 60.
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