Science & Technology

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.

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.

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.

University of Arizona astronomers discover a galaxy with a dual personality – appearing ordinary in visible light while harboring an extraordinarily massive black hole.

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.

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.

New analyses of the largest impact crater on the moon reveal unexpected insights into its tumultuous past. They also suggest that once astronauts return to the moon, they will have access to a veritable gold mine of scientific clues.

A $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health, will allow a U of A research team to develop imaging technology that will make it easier for clinicians to take high-resolution images from deep inside tissue.

University of Arizona telescopes helped capture dramatic changes in a supermassive black hole's environment over the course of four years.

Using a cutting-edge optics system developed at the University of Arizona, researchers have gotten a glimpse of what our solar system likely looked like during its infancy.