LAP activities cover both instrumental research and technology for space as well as observational and theoretical astrophysics.

Observational astrophysics focuses in particular on star formation and evolution, the physics of coronal activity and plasma. We are involved in research on such observatories as XMM-Newton, RHESSI, Chandra, the Spitzer Space Telescope, INTEGRAL, the Hubble Space Telescope, FUSE, EUVE, BeppoSAX, ASCA, the VLA, and others.

We are involved in experimental astrophysics with development and building of the satellite hardware. Our devices fly on such space observatories like XMM-Newton, RHESSI, INTEGRAL, Rosetta and PROBA1. Current projects include instrumentation for JWST (MIRI) and XEUS (EURECA) future missions. We also develop and design new detectors like hard X-ray polarimeter POLAR or low energy electron detector LEED.

	Observations and Theory Research in the field of star  formation and evolution, stellar corona and plasma		Space Research Instrument development for space from harness and mechanisms to electronics and detectors
	Satellite Projects Missions and satellites with LAP participation both on instrumental  and observatory level		User Facilities Test arrangements and exposure facilities offered for internal and external users