Summer Science Program (SSP) — Astrophysics
5-week residential program calculating a near-Earth asteroid's orbit from original telescope data.
Applications open for Summer 2027 January 2027 Deadline for international applications February 2027 Deadline for domestic applications
Applications are open each winter to current high school juniors who have completed or are in the process of completing any level of high school physics AND precalculus
Participants in the Summer Science Program in Astrophysics engage in space exploration, studying celestial bodies such as near-Earth asteroids using astrophysics, calculus, and scientific programming.
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