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OSIRIS-REx principal investigator Dante Lauretta at the unveiling of the Bennu sample in Tucson.

Bennu sample goes on display in Tucson

Mar 7, 2024 It is older than any rock found on the Earth or the Moon so far.
Vicki Lewis starring as Maria Callas in Arizona Theatre Company's production of "Master Class"

The life and loves of virtuoso Maria Callas explored in the play "Master Class".

Mar 6, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The International Uranium Film Festival returns to Tucson; the comedy of Elliot Glicksman; and "Stories That Soar!" looks at how children cope with depression.
February 29, 2024

Leap day places calendars back in sync

Feb 29, 2024 Scientists say the calendar quirk puts the Earth's rotation and trip around the Sun in the proper order.
Illustration of IM-1 lunar spacecraft.

South Pole moon landing sets up new exploration goals

Feb 22, 2024 Lunar scientists and engineers are facing the challenge of getting water from the surface.
Chocolates in a heart-shaped box

Gift-giving stress threatens Valentine's Day bliss

Feb 14, 2024 Why some people put too much emphasis on striking the night tone.
File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

The Buzz: Organ and tissue donation in Arizona

Feb 9, 2024 A look at how transplants happen, and what it's like to live through one.
Tree rings tell a story of natural history.

Put a ring on it for Valentine's Day talk at College of Science Lecture Series

Feb 9, 2024 Tree rings can reveal natural hsitory dating back thousands of years.
A prototype image of the BlackStar Orbital Technologies Corporation SpaceDrone.

BlackStar Orbital SpaceDrone Manufacturing Facility coming to Sierra Vista in 2026

Feb 6, 2024 The company will build and test its portable satellite called the SpaceDrone at the new facility
Spiral galaxy NGC 1300, 69 million light years from Earth. Imaged by from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope,

James Webb Space Telescope reveals views of spiral galaxies

Feb 6, 2024 Scientists are getting new information about our own Milky Way.
Exotic exoplanets will be discussed in one of the presentations at the College of Science Lecture Series.

Previewing UA's 2024 College of Science Lecture Series

Feb 6, 2024 Presenters will reveal unexpected findings that transformed their fields.
First image of a black hole released in 2022.

Black holes continue to raise questions about basic physics

Feb 4, 2024 The mere existence of the objects was only theoretical 100 years ago.
Asteroid approaches Earth's atmosphere.

Asteroid hunters welcome Arizona citizen scientists to scan the sky

Jan 26, 2024 Catalina Sky Survey wants to find dangerous near-Earth objects "before they find us."
Illustration shows OSIRIS REx sample container on its way to Earth.

Engineers finally pop open OSIRIS REx sample container

Jan 17, 2024 Scientists are getting access to the bulk of asteroid material collected by the spacecraft.
Old Main on the University of Arizona campus.

UA joins project to provide hearing healthcare to low-income adults

Jan 9, 2024 The Hearing Healthcare Assistance Project is a collaborative effort between the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and state universities.
Photo of Io taken from NASA's Juno spacecraft, December 2023.

Space scientists amazed at the newest photos of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

Jan 8, 2024 NASA's Juno spacecraft grabbed the pictures while orbiting Jupiter last month.
Ponderosa pine forest

UA scientists uncover methodology problem in climate research

Jan 2, 2024 Correcting it could change investigative techniques in use for years.

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