March 31, 2026 Mysterious red dot first spotted by U of A astronomers reveals itself as a baby planet orbiting a young star The discovery offers astronomers a rare window into conditions resembling those of our own solar system's earliest days.
March 17, 2026 Asteroid Bennu's rugged surface baffled NASA. We finally know why In one of the biggest surprises of the OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged world covered in large boulders.
March 16, 2026 A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening A new U of A study raise questions about how scientists use the Small Magellanic Cloud, our neighboring galaxy, as a reference point for understanding galaxies across the history of the universe.
March 16, 2026 Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche Using computer simulations, researchers at the University of Arizona model the formation of giant impact basins, or craters, on 16 Psyche in preparation for the arrival of NASA's Psyche mission in 2029.
March 3, 2026 U of A to build instruments for new space telescope A team at Steward Observatory was awarded a contract to develop a coronagraph and a wide-field camera for the Lazuli Space Telescope part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System.
Feb. 25, 2026 Biosphere 2's SAM to become testing ground for next-generation space habitats From carbon-scrubbing crops to advanced life-support technology and an indoor Mars yard, the SAM facility is emerging as a proving site for future off-world missions.
Feb. 16, 2026 Cosmic predators: How supermassive black holes slow star growth in nearby galaxies A new study led by University of Arizona astronomers suggests that black holes may have played a much larger role in shaping the growth of galaxies in the early universe than previously thought.
Feb. 10, 2026 How reaching for the hoop prepared Marcia Rieke to reach for the stars Recognizing her accomplishments both in unraveling mysteries of the deep cosmos and excelling on the court as an undergraduate student, Regents Professor Marcia Rieke was named the U of A's Faculty of the Year award honoree by the Big 12 Conference.
Jan. 29, 2026 Kissing the sun: U of A researchers unravel mysteries of the solar wind A University of Arizona-led research team has measured the dynamics and ever-changing "shell" of hot gas from where the solar wind originates.
Jan. 28, 2026 U of A takes leading operations role in NASA mission The newly launched Pandora satellite became the first on-orbit NASA mission to be managed from the U of A's Multi-Mission Operation Center, marking a milestone in the U of A's decades-long history in space research and exploration.
