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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.
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.
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.
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.
James Webb Space Telescope

UA among schools claiming the mantle of "Space U."

Dec 11, 2023 A dozen U. S. colleges and universities are emphasizing their dedication to space science research.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photograph shows double crater impact of a spent rocket stage on the far side of the moon.

UA space trackers identify rogue rocket stage that hit the moon

Nov 27, 2023 They stress the threat of space junk could extend all the way to lunar orbit.
OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule after touchdown in Utah September 24.

UA students share in OSIRIS-REx success

Nov 20, 2023 They are taking a role developing experiments on the sample brought back from Bennu.

Stargazing marvel: Saguaro National Park earns Urban Night Sky certification

Nov 14, 2023 International Dark-Sky Association taps park to join its cosmic club
Illustration of Kamo'oalewa asteroid accompanying Earth and the Moon in solar orbit.

UA scientists explore asteroid link to the Moon

Oct 31, 2023 The space rock carries the same characteristics as lunar material brought back by the Apollo astronauts.
Moon rocks from the Apollo era being studied at NASA's astrobiology lab in Houston, TX.

University of Arizona opens new astrobiology center

Oct 17, 2023 It keeps UA at the forefront of research about objects gathered from space.

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