Jan. 11, 2024 NASA's OSIRIS-REx curation team clears hurdle to access remaining Bennu sample NASA scientists last week removed the two stuck fasteners on the sample container that had prevented researchers from accessing much of OSIRIS-REx's asteroid Bennu sample.
Dec. 12, 2023 Two UArizona faculty elected to the National Academy of Inventors Douglas Loy and Wolfgang Fink, both in the College of Engineering, have made substantial contributions to academia and created inventions that have impacted many fields.
Nov. 3, 2023 $35.5M awarded to UArizona College of Engineering for tech center expansion The funding from the Arizona Commerce Authority includes workforce development to boost the ability to produce more computer chips domestically.
Oct. 31, 2023 OSIRIS-REx flies on as OSIRIS-APEX to explore a second asteroid NASA extended the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, which has since been renamed OSIRIS-APEX. The spacecraft will study another potentially hazardous, near-Earth asteroid named Apophis.
Oct. 31, 2023 Researchers examine the relationship between loneliness and being alone A new study by University of Arizona psychologists finds that solitary time does not closely correlate with feelings of loneliness – unless a person spends 75% of their time alone.
Oct. 17, 2023 From the skies to your roof, what does a raindrop pick up along the way? The university's Project Harvest trained community members to collect rainwater to be tested for contaminants. The findings were published in bilingual interactive visualizations.
Oct. 17, 2023 UArizona launches Arizona Astrobiology Center to unlock the mysteries of life in the universe The center will bring together students and faculty from across campus to unravel the enigma of life's beginnings and our place in the cosmos.
Oct. 11, 2023 First look at Bennu sample reveals carbon, water The latest findings from NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission support scientists' theory that asteroids rich in carbon and water may have delivered the essential building blocks of life and made Earth habitable.
Oct. 10, 2023 Mining Arizona's hidden treasure University researchers partner with mining community to explore ways to repurpose copper mining waste rock as part of a Regents' Research Grant from the Arizona Board of Regents.
Oct. 3, 2023 Satellite brightness threatens ground-based astronomy, research shows UArizona faculty and students are part of an international study confirming that deployed satellites like BlueWalker 3 are as bright as the brightest stars seen by the unaided eye and pose a challenge for ground-based astronomy.