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Landed Orion Test Capsule at Yuma Proving Ground in March 2017.

Arizona Desert Is Testing Spot for NASA's Mars Capsule

Mar 30, 2017 The mission is in the 'quantification' stage, and each test costs $1-$1.5 million.
Bombardier beetle (Brachinus elonatulus) dorsal view.

Does Explosive Beetle Have Most Interesting Genome?

Mar 27, 2017 UA researchers hope to win crowd-sourced genome sequencing of the Sonoran Desert beetle.
Produce grown in a greenhouse.

Episode 130: Feeding Tucson With Greenhouse Tomatoes, Greens, Herbs

Mar 24, 2017 Plus, hate crimes ordinance, reaction to Islamic Center vandalism, Jewish Center bomb threats.
A University of Arizona led project will study the materials found between stars in the Milky Way.

UA-Led Mission Will Float Telescope on Balloon to Study the Milky Way

Mar 24, 2017 Balloon-borne telescope to study galaxy's gas and dust.
Phobos is a moon of Mars, a body that a team from the Planetary Science Institute could study in the name of future exploration. The "S" in the image indicates the south pole of the moon.

Tucson Team to Study Dust on Space Bodies Slated for Exploration

Mar 21, 2017 Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute will study bodies without atmospheres looking for resources, dangers to future space missions.
Looking out from the inside of Building 90, or the veterinary science and microbiology building.

In One Campus Building, a Window into the Cost of Deferred Maintenance

Mar 20, 2017 UA needs $350 million to catch up with campus repair, maintenance needs.
A future is depicted in which rhizobacteria sourced from stressful areas around the world may be used as a metaphorical “prescription for drought.”

Study: Soil Bacteria Can Improve Crop Yields During Droughts

Mar 20, 2017 Grain crops like corn and wheat produced up to 40 percent more seeds.
Trays of lettuce and other greens floating in water. March 7, 2017

A Gourmet Feast Grown with a Green(house) Thumb

Mar 15, 2017 The meal features food grown in controlled environments.
Alfatoxins on an ear of corn.

Researchers Give Corn a Tool to Fight Fungus

Mar 11, 2017 Genetic modification stops carcinogen growth in corn.
Female "computers" at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

'Rise of the Rocket Girls' Chronicles Contribution of NASA Women

Mar 8, 2017 Tucson Festival of Books author Nathalia Holt tells professional, personal stories
The town of Cameron, Arizona.

Navajo Nation Maps Drought with NASA Satellites

Mar 7, 2017 Tool can help observation of vast area and diverse ecologies.
New Horizons captured this image of Pluto's glacial ice cap in July 2015.

Demoted as a Planet, Pluto May Get Another Chance

Mar 2, 2017 Astronomers discussing new definition that would include it and other celestial bodies.
This artist's concept depicts what it would be like to stand on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, located in the TRAPPIST-1 system in the constellation Aquarius.

Newly Discovered Earth-like Planets Hold Promise for Life

Feb 23, 2017 Arizona planetary scientists anxious to learn more
Looking across the mall from the Student Union on the campus of the University of Arizona.

UA Named 'Adobe Creative Campus'

Feb 22, 2017 Students will have access to the integrated design and editing software suite.
The International Space Station in March 2009.

UA Graduate Sets Sights High in the Sky: Science in Space

Feb 22, 2017 Michelle Thompson in the running for Canadian Space Agency astronaut job.
NASA camera captured this total solar eclipse.

Total Solar Eclipse in 6 Months Has Astronomers Preparing

Feb 21, 2017 Phenomenon can be seen in 70-mile swath from regon to South Carolina; partly visible in Arizona.

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