Today Turning surroundings into a 'virtual screen' could help machines to better see in 3D A new approach to accurately imaging objects with complex shapes and varying degrees of "shininess" could enable high-precision applications in virtual and mixed reality settings, industrial inspection and medical imaging.
May 6, 2026 Cosmic blowtorches: How quasars shut down star formation in the early universe "Super quasars" – extremely bright galactic centers powered by supermassive black holes – are the likely culprits behind galaxies shutting down star formation long before they should have in the very young universe.
April 28, 2026 Drone radar reveals buried glaciers on Earth, guiding the search for water on Mars U of A researchers launched drones equipped with ground-penetrating radar over debris-covered glaciers in Alaska and Wyoming that resemble buried ice deposits found on Mars.
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.
Dec. 22, 2025 New species are now being discovered faster than ever before, study suggests According to a team of researchers from the University of Arizona, new species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever before, one that far exceeds extinction. These newly discovered species could be key in advancements within medicine and technology.
Dec. 18, 2025 Life on lava: How microbes colonize new habitats Taking advantage of a "natural laboratory" in Iceland, a research team from the University of Arizona studied how microbes colonize fresh lava flows as soon as they cooled.
Dec. 10, 2025 The monster hiding in plain sight: JWST reveals cosmic shapeshifter in the early universe University of Arizona astronomers discover a galaxy with a dual personality – appearing ordinary in visible light while harboring an extraordinarily massive black hole.
Dec. 1, 2025 Newly discovered star opens 'laboratory' for solving cosmic dust mystery Building on the University of Arizona's leadership in interferometry, a Steward Observatory-led team of astronomers probe mysterious "hot dust" around stars that has vexed astronomers for decades.
Nov. 25, 2025 OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft takes selfie with Earth during flyby The spacecraft of the U of A-led OSIRIS-APEX mission performed a "slingshot" maneuver around Earth as part of its journey to catch up with its mission target, asteroid Apophis.
