Student-led space science
Exploring the
high-energy universe.
CAPIBARA is an international collaboration learning about gamma-ray bursts and cosmic rays while designing and building the instruments to detect them.
Two missions · one vision
From the classroom
to orbit.
Real hardware, real data, real learning. CAPIBARA brings students, researchers, and mentors together around ambitious space science.
Cosmic Ray
Detector
A student-built instrument integrated into the OBA FARADAY CubeSat, designed to distinguish solar and extra-solar cosmic rays in low Earth orbit.
Explore the missionGamma-ray
Astrophysics
A student-led programme observing gamma-ray bursts and advancing transient astrophysics for the multi-messenger era.
Explore the missionWhy CAPIBARA
Make your mark
on real science.
We are building more than instruments. We are building a lasting model for student-led research where every design document, simulation, and prototype is a chance to learn together.
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There’s a place
for you here.
Whether you are a physics student, engineer, science communicator, advisor, or simply curious about space — come learn with us.