UA scientists still learning from Apollo 17 rocks 50 years ago
University of Arizona lunar scientists are still discovering details from the last manned moon mission's rocks.
OSIRIS APEX
OSIRIS APEX is a new name for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, to accompany its new mission to explore the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
Researcher theorizes ancient Mars underwent climate change disaster
An article suggests life on the Red Planet doomed itself and altered the environment.
University of Arizona asteroid hunters celebrate success of DART mission
Spacewatch has used UA telescopes to search for near-Earth asteroids since the 1980s.
Out of this world: space tourism expected to launch in 2024
World View, based in Tucson, is now in their preliminary design stage.
NASA sets up collision with far-away asteroid
The DART mission will test whether Earth-fired weapons might someday push world-threatening objects off course.
Space Robots
A robotics lab at the University of Arizona is developing swarms of autonomous space robots capable of constructing bases and mining for resources on other celestial bodies like the Moon.
Ground-based telescopes need love, too
Research continues quietly atop S. Arizona mountains while the Webb space telescope makes headlines.
James Webb Telescope scientists dive into interstellar study
Astronomers are beginning to settle into a routine of regular research assignments.
University of Arizona graduate tracks satellite constellations for beleagured astronomers
Her study comes as Space X prepares to launch more sky-cluttering Starlink spacecraft.
James Webb Telescope ready for science
Scientists say all the spacecraft's instruments are aligned for operation.
University of Arizona astronomers study hypergiant stars
The massive objects are the largest of their kind in the galaxy.
Wildfire reaches Kitt Peak National Observatory
The Contreras Fire has grown to about 11,500 acres.
James Webb Space Telescope survives micrometeoroid impact
It is still on track to send its first scientific images of deep space next month.
Scientists marvel at new black hole image
The University of Arizona-led Event Horizon telescope project captured the object in the center of the Milky Way.
