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Image of a large fissure discovered 45 miles north of Tucson, published Jan. 23, 2017.

Deep, Two-Mile Fissure Discovered Near Picacho Peak

Jan 25, 2017 Fissures are deep cracks in the earth caused by over pumping of groundwater.

Program Aims to Send Latino Students to College in STEM Fields

Jan 25, 2017 Pima Community College was awarded $3.1 million federal grant.
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be constructed in the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile and will be commissioned in 2022.

Former UA President Robert Shelton to Head Telescope Project

Jan 24, 2017 Shelton, the university's 19th president, has experience with global observatories.
A view of Earth from space.

Creating Rules of the Road for Hazardous Space Junk

Jan 23, 2017 UA's Moriba Jah is an author on NASA-commissioned study on managing space traffic
Two whitetail bucks venturing out during the rut.

Arizona Still Untouched by Disease Deadly to Deer

Jan 23, 2017 Chronic Wasting Disease has affected herds in other Western states.
Artist rendition of OSIRIS-REx's main engine firing.

OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft 'Aces' Its First Deep-Space Maneuver

Jan 19, 2017 Engines fired to set up gravity assist for the UA-led mission's spacecraft.

Tech Schools Don't Want to Be Overlooked for Teacher Raises

Jan 17, 2017 Some uncertainty lingers after years of budget strain.
A drone at Hack Arizona 2016.

'Hack Arizona' to Draw Hundreds of Young Innovators

Jan 12, 2017 36-hour event will attract students and sponsors.
Dwarf planet Ceres overlaid with the concentration of hydrogen determined from data acquired by the gamma ray and neutron detector (GRaND) instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft.

Dwarf Planet Ceres Up To 30 Percent Water, Study Says

Jan 10, 2017 The findings provide clues to how the dwarf planet was formed.
Earth and Moon seen from Mars in November 2016

UA Camera Catches Glimpse of Earth, Moon from Mars

Jan 10, 2017 Scientists took images while calibrating space instrument.
Drops and ripples of water.

Oro Valley Student's Science Project Chosen for Competition

Jan 9, 2017 Amanda Minke's lead-reducing water filter among 300 student projects competing.
Artist's concept of the Psyche spacecraft, a proposed mission for NASA's Discovery program that would conduct a direct exploration of an object thought to be a stripped planetary core.

ASU Wins NASA Funding for Two Space Missions

Jan 5, 2017 One will go to asteroid, another involves objects orbiting Jupiter.
An Atlas V rocket with the OSIRIS-REx spaceraft atop, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center Sept. 8, 2016.

Year-End: Space Missions Topped Arizona Science News

Dec 29, 2016 Science reporter Sara Hammond looks back at discovery and destinations.
Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute.

ASU Completes Largest-Ever Study of microRNA

Dec 29, 2016 The previously little-understood miRNAs are likely major players in gene expression.
Artist rendition of OSIRIS-REx's main engine firing.

OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission Fires Engine in Space

Dec 28, 2016 Deep-space maneuver directs the UA-led spacecraft back toward Earth
The camera aboard NASA's Juno mission caught this picture of a 'white storm' at Jupiter in December 2016.

Tucson Scientist Wants Public Help on Jupiter Photos

Dec 28, 2016 Amateurs, professionals involved in selecting sites for Juno Cam documentation.

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