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Photo of Io taken from NASA's Juno spacecraft, December 2023.

Space scientists amazed at the newest photos of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

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."

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

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

They are taking a role developing experiments on the sample brought back from Bennu.
Illustration of Kamo'oalewa asteroid accompanying Earth and the Moon in solar orbit.

UA scientists explore asteroid link to the Moon

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

It keeps UA at the forefront of research about objects gathered from space.
A photo of the solar eclipse from August 2017, taken on the University of Arizona campus.

“Ring of Fire” solar eclipse coming Saturday morning

The peak annular eclipse will happen in Tucson at 9:33 a.m on Oct. 14.
A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. Scientists have found evidence of both carbon and water in initial analysis of this material. The bulk of the sample is located inside.

OSIRIS-REx brings home largest carbon rich sample

NASA revealed its preliminary findings Wednesday morning.
Illustration of Psyche spacecraft in orbit.

Psyche asteroid mission ready to launch

The latest flight to a space rock will explore an asteroid with an exposed metallic core.
University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab staff members Damon Jackson (left) and Conrad Vogel (right) in the foreground looking up at the back of primary mirror segment five, April 2019.

Last mirror for world’s biggest telescope begins construction at University of Arizona

The mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope will begin its laborious construction process this week.
The sample return capsule from Osiris REx after parachuting into the Utah desert.

The Buzz: OSIRIS-REx delivers its payload

The decades-running space mission dropped a sample from the asteroid Bennu Sunday, kicking off the next phase of the project.
The sample return capsule from Osiris REx after parachuting into the Utah desert.

OSIRIS-REx successfully returns sample capsule to Earth

The landing ended a seven year mission to the asteroid Bennu and back.
Illustration of Osiris REx sample return capsule re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

Osiris REx asteroid sample set for fast, fiery return to Earth

The mission's final stage will mark the end of a seven-year journey to Bennu and back.
Images show the size difference between a supermoon (at left) and a mini-moon.

Super blue moon dazzles skywatchers at the end of August

Astronomers say another supermoon was seen at the beginning of the month.
Illustration depicts formation of orbiting objects around a planetary disk.

UA astronomers investigate planetary formation process

They discovered an new exoplanet developing in a solar system 500 light years from Earth.
Image showing asteroid Didymos (arrow) against background of stars.

Discovery program lets amateur astronomers join online search for asteroids

Citizen scientists can compare photographs to pick up subtle clues for space rocks.

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