Space astronomy is one of the most exciting areas of science today. Using telescopes based on spacecrafts flying above the Earth's atmosphere, astronomers can now observe the Universe in spectral domains outside of visible light. Data collected by X-ray, ultraviolet, and infrared telescopes in space have made possible new understandings of the beginning of the universe, the formation of galaxies, the evolution of stars, and the origin of the solar system.

The Space Astronomy Laboratory of the University of Calgary has maintained an active and strong research program in space astronomy. Its presence at the university not only allows undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research at the frontiers of science, but also enriches the undergraduate teaching program by bringing the students into direct contact with professional experts.  Some of the groups many interests and areas of study are listed below:

• Proto-Planetary Nebulae
• Planetary Nebulae
• Star Formation
• QED in Ultra-Strong Magnetic Fields
• Synchrotron emission and electron spectra in supernova remnants
• Interaction of supernova remnants with the ISM
• Properties of neutron stars based on pulse shape studies
• Modeling X-ray production by accreting neutron stars
• Observations and modeling for pulsar winds
• Observations and modeling of neutrons stars in massive stellar wind binaries
• Mass loss from AGB stars
• Cicumstellar Dust Shells
• Interstellar Molecules
• Symbiotic Novae
• Carbon Stars
• Radiation Transfer
• Hydrodynamics