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As more countries and companies expand their efforts in space exploration and commerce, a new UArizona course builds on the university's strengths in space sciences and law to prepare students for an emerging legal field.

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.

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.

Pierre Deymier, a professor in the College of Engineering, is among eight of the world's top scientists to be named to France's National Centre for Scientific Research second class of fellow-ambassadors.

The Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center is developing an artificial intelligence tool to train medical students to effectively communicate with patients.

The Eller College of Management's program in management information systems is ranked No. 1 among public universities and No. 3 overall in U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings.

The gift will support the hiring of five junior faculty members and expand the work of the Coit Center for Longevity and Neurotherapeutics.

New findings by UArizona researchers offer important insights into the evolution of the lunar interior, and potentially for planets such as Earth and Mars.

UArizona is part of an international collaboration that is exploring how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to improve space operations, safety and sustainability.