May 3, 2024 Good vibrations: New tech may lead to smaller, more powerful wireless devices What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can, but better? A new class of synthetic materials could allow for smaller devices that use less power.
April 25, 2024 Near-Earth asteroid was blasted from a crater on the moon, study finds Near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3, also known as Kamo'oalewa, was likely blasted from the Giordano Bruno crater on the moon's far side and has been hurtling through space for several million years, according to a study published in Nature Astronomy.
April 15, 2024 How Pluto got its 'heart' The mystery of how Pluto got a giant heart-shaped feature on its surface has finally been solved by an international team of astrophysicists. According to simulations, a collision between Pluto and a planetary body that happened relatively slowly and at an oblique angle left the impactor "splatted" onto Pluto's surface. The findings also cast doubt on the existence of a subsurface ocean on Pluto, as was previously speculated.
April 12, 2024 Humans will again set foot on the moon; this time, they'll have UArizona science in tow UArizona scientists mapped the moon for the Apollo missions. Now, as NASA astronauts prepare to return to the moon, two of the three instruments they'll bring have UArizona ties. The instruments will allow them to map moonquakes and the moon's subsurface.
April 8, 2024 UArizona Space4 Center part of international AI space sustainability project UArizona is part of an international collaboration that is exploring how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to improve space operations, safety and sustainability.
March 27, 2024 UArizona crew of professional artists completes simulated moon mission The goal of the six-day simulation, called Imagination 1, was to explore the value of art in space exploration and produce creative works inspired by the limitations and possibilities of life and culture beyond Earth.
March 26, 2024 Teams behind OSIRIS-REx win prestigious aviation award The team behind the University of Arizona-led NASA mission to sample the asteroid Bennu joins the ranks of the Apollo 11 crew and Orville Wright to earn the Robert J. Collier Trophy.
March 13, 2024 Loathed by scientists, loved by nature: sulfur and the origin of life A University of Arizona-led study shines a spotlight on sulfur, a chemical element that, while all familiar, has proved surprisingly resistant to scientific efforts in probing its role in the origin of life.
Feb. 14, 2024 Trove of USS Arizona memorabilia donated to University Libraries Hundreds of items collected by a sailor who left the battleship before the attack on Pearl Harbor add fresh details about shipboard life and how Americans reacted to "a date which will live in infamy."
Feb. 13, 2024 Cathedral termite mounds inspire UArizona-designed lunar structures Associate professor Jekan Thanga and a team of student researchers are developing smart, robot-built sandbag shelters for NASA astronauts on the moon.