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Still image from Oct. 20 video of the OSIRIS-REx sample collection event, with rocks flying around the arm of TAGSAM after it makes contact with the surface of asteroid Bennu.

Preliminary data suggests OSIRIS-REx sample event a success

Oct 22, 2020 The first pictures back from the asteroid Bennu have been welcomed as good news by mission scientists.
Artist’s conception of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx touches an asteroid

Oct 21, 2020 The UA-led project is a first for NASA.
Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council Chairman Timothy Joaquin, Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr., and University of Arizona President Robert Robbins at the press conference announcing the nation's donations to the UA and Arizona State University to further COVID-19 research Oct. 19, 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation donating $1 million to UA for COVID-19 research

Oct 20, 2020 The tribe also said it will donate another $1 million to Arizona State University.
First image of a black hole in galaxy M-87

Nobel committee cites UA astronomy breakthrough in prize award

Oct 19, 2020 Nobel Prize-winners in physics built on the success of the Event Horizon imaging project.
A firefighter watches the flames in Yellowstone National Park during the 1988 fires.

In Yellowstone, America's 'first water park,' decades-old blaze marked start of megafire era

Oct 19, 2020 The wildfires ushered in a chapter of massive, frequent blazes as well as a new understanding of the ecological process.
The Mars 2020 rover is among the planetary explorers set to make news in 2021.

Trio of Mars missions to follow OSIRIS-REx on space exploration calendar

Oct 15, 2020 Planetary spacecraft from three countries are en route to the Red Planet.
UA antibody testing, June 2020

UA researchers find longer-lasting immunity for COVID-19 patients

Oct 14, 2020 The discovery shows antibodies were still being produced months after infection.
OSIRIS-REx depicted in orbit around Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx closing in on asteroid sampling attempt

Oct 13, 2020 The UA-backed mission is one week away from its crucial maneuver.

UA COVID Watch app is now on 30,000 devices

Sep 28, 2020 Its effect on the coronavirus pandemic may never be known.
Close up of asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx mission enters home stretch

Sep 25, 2020 UA-backed spacecraft is less than a month away from its first asteroid sampling attempt.
University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

Learning about COVID-19: Science, false positives and vigilance

Sep 11, 2020 How changes in scientific advice reflect the learning curve of the pandemic.
The Amphi Foundation says it will provide free internet for students for at least six months.

Amphi Foundation funds Wi-Fi for students

Sep 4, 2020 Foundation, Cox, Comcast team up for free service.
Cracked mud flats appear on the surface of Quitobaquito pond on July 18, 2020.

Report highlights biodiversity loss at Quitobaquito during border wall construction

Sep 1, 2020 Borderland scientists say that with all the noise "neither the birds nor the bird watchers want to be at Quitobaquito right now."
Meinel Optical Sciences building at the University of Arizona

UA to lead Center for Quantum Networks

Aug 26, 2020 Harvard, Yale and MIT are also part of the five-year, NSF-funded research into quantum computing.
Exhibits at the 2017 SARSEF fair.

Science fair goes completely virtual for 2021

Aug 24, 2020 SARSEF plans to put 7,000 displays online.
This courtesy image shows an example notification of the Covid Watch Arizona app.

UA launches Covid Watch Arizona app

Aug 19, 2020 Developers hope to push it statewide soon.

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