UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab

Thanks to Dr. Nicky Fox, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, for stopping by SSL to tell us about the latest opportunities with NASA science. We were happy to provide an update on NASA's ESCAPADE Mission, and hopefully you’ll enjoy the LEGO .

On May 8th, SSL undergraduate students Kinslee Yu, Eyouel Abate, Joseph Byrnes, Deacon Carreon, Helen Vo, and Seabass Branch gathered to celebrate a belated National Student Employee Week (orig April 13th-17th, 2026), plus the conclusion to yet another successful semester. They made and shared tacos together while reflecting on their time at SSL 😁 But we are truly grateful for the dedication and contributions of ALL the students who played such a critical role at SSL this year. For those of you moving on, please stay in touch 😉 For everyone else, enjoy your summer!!! 🥳

Cutting-edge DESI survey technology originated at SSL

While the ground-based survey is now globally recognized, its origins trace back to a proposed space-based mission at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL)....

Cutting-edge DESI survey technology originated at SSL While the ground-based survey is now globally recognized, its origins trace back to a proposed space-based mission at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL).

Hello everyone! Today, we are spotlighting Sarah Jauregui, one of SSL's undergraduate students.

Sarah works alongside other SSL students and professionals on the Background and Transient Observer (BTO), a student collaboration experiment that will fly on the COSI satellite.

Thank you, Sarah, for all your hard work! 🛰️🔭🚀