July 6, 2021 Methane in the Plumes of Saturn's Moon Enceladus: Possible Signs of Life? An unknown methane-producing process is likely at work in the hidden ocean beneath the icy shell of Saturn's moon Enceladus, suggests a new study co-authored by UArizona scientist Régis Ferrière.
June 30, 2021 NASA Extends UArizona-Led Asteroid Search Mission For two more years, NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE, will continue its hunt for asteroids and comets – including objects that could pose a hazard to Earth.
June 3, 2021 Puppies are Wired to Communicate With People, Study Shows Dogs' abilities to communicate with people may be present shortly after birth rather than learned, a new study suggests. Genetics may also help explain why some dogs perform better than others on tasks such as following pointing gestures.
June 2, 2021 Record-Breaking Temperatures More Likely in Populated Tropics Crumbling icebergs may come to mind when imagining the most dramatic effects of global warming. However, more record-breaking temperatures will actually occur in the tropics, new research suggests.
May 26, 2021 UArizona Geologists to 'X-ray' the Andes Supported by a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the UArizona-led TANGO project will shed light on how the Andes in South America formed.
May 11, 2021 Let the Celebrations Begin! UArizona Kicks Off Graduation Series Through May 18, a series of scaled-back ceremonies, designed with COVID-19 health and safety protocols in mind, will recognize the class of 2021.
May 10, 2021 OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft is Headed Home with Asteroid Sample After nearly five years in space, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu.
April 21, 2021 Astrophysicists Help Chart Dark Matter's Invisible 'Ocean' A wake of stars, created by a small galaxy set to collide with the Milky Way, is the highlight of a new map of the Milky Way's outer reaches.
April 15, 2021 New Images: OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on Bennu Like boot prints on the moon, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft left its mark on asteroid Bennu. Images taken during the spacecraft's final flyover reveal the aftermath of the historic encounter with the asteroid.
March 18, 2021 Novel Coronavirus Circulated Undetected Months Before First COVID-19 Cases in Wuhan A new study dates emergence of the virus that causes COVID-19 to as early as October 2019. Simulations also suggest that in most cases zoonotic viruses die out naturally before causing a pandemic.