Oct. 12, 2026 Three years into its second mission, OSIRIS-APEX sets its sights on 2029 OSIRIS-APEX, the spacecraft that originally flew as OSIRIS-REx, is expected to reach the asteroid Apophis in late spring of 2029, but the team is already keeping the spacecraft busy.
Oct. 8, 2026 Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of our solar system A Jupiter-sized world just 7.5 light-years away is cloudy, chemically complex, and, it turns out, more like home than anyone expected.
Oct. 7, 2026 Tenacity, triumph and discovery: Looking back at OSIRIS-REx at mission's end Sept. 30 marked the formal end of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. This was the United States' first ambitious attempt to collect a sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth, and it was led by the University of Arizona.
Oct. 1, 2026 Study: Sex chromosomes drive how bodies deal with cancer, heart health and longevity New research shows that X and Y chromosomes drive risk of diseases, including cancer, independent of hormones. Understanding these mechanisms could drive sex-aware medicine.
Sept. 23, 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman inspires U of A students to help shape the golden age of space exploration During the NASA Inspiration Tour at the U of A, students shared the space missions and technologies they are building and engaged directly with NASA leaders about the opportunities ahead.
Sept. 22, 2026 U of A recognized as a leader in climate action with new Carnegie Classification Out of the 14-institution cohort to receive this classification, the U of A is the largest R1 research university.
Sept. 18, 2026 Loss of Y chromosome in men could be early warning sign of cancer New research has found that Y chromosome loss occurs in healthy-seeming tissue before tumors begin to form, making the loss of a hormone an early indicator of cancer danger.
Sept. 16, 2026 U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest, top 20 among public US universities for international research collaboration The U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest and No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference in a new ranking that measures how central each university is in the global research-collaboration network.
Sept. 8, 2026 Bacterial trial fails to demonstrate early asthma prevention A national clinical trial led by researchers at the College of Medicine – Tucson found that treating young children with an oral bacterial extract did not reduce the risk of severe wheezing and respiratory illnesses that can precede asthma.
Sept. 1, 2026 New global hub advances Arizona's semiconductor industry The SPARK Center builds on growing Arizona-Taiwan ties, bringing university research and industry together to accelerate semiconductor commercialization and workforce development.
