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Gerard Kuiper (second from left) with NASA engineers 1964

UA Astronomy Pioneer Kuiper's Work Still Relevant Today

Aug 17, 2015 He advanced US space exploration in the 1960s, including moon crash landing.
Bighorn sheep in Santa Catalina Mountains.

Answer to What Killed Bighorn Sheep in Santa Catalinas

Aug 14, 2015 Untreatable Illness has caused severe losses in herds throughout Western states.
UA’s completed camera suite, OCAMS, sits on a test bench that mimics its arrangement on the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The three cameras that compose the instrument are the eyes of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. They will map the asteroid Bennu, help choose a sample site, and ensure that the sample is correctly stowed on the spacecraft.

UA-Built Cameras Ready for OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft

Aug 13, 2015 Three-camera suite will aid in mission's goal of asteroid soil sample.
Meteors radiate from Constellation Perseus in northeast sky

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

Aug 11, 2015 Best viewing after midnight
Jeffrey Silvertooth, PhD, addresses people who are learning more about agriculture.

Group Helps Grow Interest in Agriculture, Gardening and Nutrition

Aug 7, 2015 Cooperative Extension offers many programs in Arizona.

Arizona Spotlight for July 31, 2015

Jul 31, 2015 The Tucson Museum of Art displays work from refugee artists who are part of The Owl and Panther Project; space scientist Chris Impey looks "Beyond"; and Beth Surdut faces off with an angry raptor in "The Art of Paying Attention".
This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun. The habitable zone is a region around a star where temperatures are right for water -- an essential ingredient for life as we know it -- to pool on the surface. Scientists do not know if Kepler-452b can support life or not. What is known about the planet is that it is about 60 percent larger than Earth, placing it in a class of planets dubbed "super-Earths."

Whipple Observatory Supplied Data for Planet Discovery

Jul 24, 2015 First near-earth-size planet in habitable zone

Arizona Spotlight for July 24, 2015

Jul 23, 2015 Author and scientist Stephen Buchmann discusses "The Reason for Flowers"; three film scores that added dimension to their classic films; how one man overcame illiteracy; paying attention to stink bugs in love.
Ken Conway matches a star field map to the view seen through his telescope and recorded on a laptop.

Amateur Astronomers Help Map Kuiper Belt

Jul 22, 2015 Band of frozen objects includes the dwarf planet Pluto

Solar Installers: Net Metering Limbo is Bad for Business

Jul 20, 2015 One solar installer sees layoffs coming with TEP's announcement that it will seek retroactive rate changes

Scientists Celebrate First Close Up Pictures of Pluto

Jul 16, 2015 UA researcher among mission controllers viewing New Horizons images

ASU Researchers Challenge Smell Study

Jul 15, 2015 Research claims human noses can detect a trillion different smells

AZ WEEK: Growing Arizona's Technology Sector

Jul 11, 2015 Growth sluggish, but will computers be newest addition to Arizona's five Cs?

New Horizons Spacecraft Closes In On Pluto

Jul 9, 2015 Unmanned probe's closest encounter with dwarf planet expected Tuesday

Social Media Crosses Borders When People Can't

Jul 6, 2015 Glow of screen on cell phone only way to bridge years of separation for many loved ones.
NOVA The Pluto Files

Pluto-Palooza

Jul 2, 2015 Find out why the dwarf planet Pluto casts a historical shadow over the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, where NASA's July 14th Pluto flyby is big news.

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