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Image showing asteroid Didymos (arrow) against background of stars.

Discovery program lets amateur astronomers join online search for asteroids

May 22, 2023 Citizen scientists can compare photographs to pick up subtle clues for space rocks.
Space X Starship test launch on April 20, 2023.

Space X extravaganza tests limits of public understanding

May 15, 2023 Why the explosive test flight launched a debate over success vs. failure in engineering and science.
Cassandra Klos, mission commander, left, is greeted by Linda Leigh, right, one of the original eight Biospherians as the door is opened on the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars on Tuesday May 2, 2023 at Biosphere 2 in Tucson.

Four-person crew released from sealed habitat after week long journey

May 3, 2023 The crew studied what it would be like to live and work on another planet inside a pressurized habitat.
Astronaut Mark Kelly (right) photographed with his twin brother Scott, March 2011.

Mark Kelly set for Astronaut Hall of Fame honors

Apr 28, 2023 The Arizona senator will be recognized for his NASA career.
Mission medical officer Eiman Jahangir enters the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars as mission communications officer and accessibility officer Sheri Wells-Jensen walks up to the habitat at Biosphere 2 in north Tucson on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Jahangir is a two-time NASA astronaut candidate finalist.

Four-person crew sealed into pressurized habitat to learn about space living

Apr 28, 2023 The crew will be locked in for six days.
Illustration of the Pioneer 10 unmanned spacecraft.

Robotic exploration of the outer planets began 50 years ago.

Apr 19, 2023 The University of Arizona joined in the first missions to Jupiter and Saturn.
The three-story, 89,000-square-foot Applied Research Building will provide new research capabilities with state-of-the-art equipment and technology.

New $85 million home for UA's Space Institute unveiled

Apr 7, 2023 The building first broke ground in 2021.
Illustration shows the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule upon landing in the Utah desert.

OSIRIS-REx zeroes in on September return to Earth

Mar 28, 2023 The space explorer will drop off a capsule containing material collected from Bennu.
Telescopes atop Kitt Peak during the summer.

Winter snow slows space exploration in southern Arizona

Mar 6, 2023 Mountaintop astronomers are sometimes stranded by heavy snow at telescope sites.
Artist's illustration of the 16 Psyche asteroid.

ASU scientist prepares to run first-ever planetary mission to a metal world

Feb 28, 2023 16 Psyche robotic spacecraft is scheduled to launch later this year.
Two University of Arizona telescopes on Mount Graham near Tucson.

Report reveals Super Bowl scale economic impact from UA Space Sciences

Feb 9, 2023 Astronomy, optical sciences and space exploration generate significant money and jobs for Southern Arizona.
Artist’s conception of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

NASA grants UA space facility $3,000,000

Jan 27, 2023 The funding will support researchers' search for clues from the earliest days of the solar system
NASA illustration of cubesats in orbit.

UA students prepare to put their own cubesat into space

Jan 21, 2023 The cereal box-sized "CatSat" will transmit data to UA's Biosphere 2.
Enceladus is one of Saturn's 83 known moons.

Scientists are taking a closer look at Saturn's moon Enceladus

Jan 11, 2023 The ice moon spouts geysers of water that could harbor basics for extraterrestrial life.
World View headquarters outside of Tucson.

Pima County cuts new deal with World View

Jan 10, 2023 Previous lease with near-space exploration firm was "unconstitutional."
Rare desert winter snow on saguaro cactus in the Catalina Mountains.

The Buzz: Winter Solstice Celebrations

Dec 23, 2022 The importance of the shortest day of the year in cultures around the world.

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