July 16, 2019 Mapping the Moon and Worlds Beyond UA scientists were instrumental in creating the first photographic atlases of the moon, which helped NASA successfully complete the Apollo 11 mission. Now, UA scientists are busy mapping worlds throughout our solar system.
July 8, 2019 Exploring a Desert Portal to Other Worlds The merge between astronomy and geology, necessary to get humans to the moon, led to field trips that continue to this day, enabling fledgling scientists to interpret data from far-off worlds without leaving Earth.
July 3, 2019 From Points of Light to Worlds: UA Explores the Solar System A determined bunch of scientists set out to map the moon in preparation of the Apollo landings, but that was only the beginning. A new field of science blossomed, and UA scientists have been involved in nearly every U.S. space mission since.
June 28, 2019 Four Questions: Celebrating OSIRIS-REx on Asteroid Day When she’s not in class or training to qualify for next year’s Boston Marathon, you can find undergraduate Stephanie Stewart hard at work with her teammates on OSIRIS-REx, NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission.
June 26, 2019 How the University of Arizona Guided Men to the Moon A University of Arizona team imaged and mapped the surface of the moon, which allowed them and NASA to understand the moon’s geology and choose landing sites for future robotic and Apollo missions.
June 18, 2019 Ion Beams and Atom Smashers: Secrets of Moon Rocks Thanks to new technological tools, moon samples collected by the Apollo astronauts a half-century ago hold answers to questions that weren't even on scientists' minds at the time.
June 12, 2019 Moon Maps, Lunar Origins and Everything Between Where did the moon come from? The Giant Impact Theory germinated in the mind of a UA graduate student as he mapped the surface of the moon and is still cited today as scientists learn more about our celestial neighbor.
June 4, 2019 UA Expertise Key in Mapping Moon's Surface For decades, UA scientists have contributed to the research that has shaped our understanding of our solar system and the universe – beginning with the Apollo 11 mission 50 years ago.
May 22, 2019 On Mars, Sands Shift to a Different Drum In the most detailed analysis of how sands move around on Mars, a team of planetary scientists led by the UA found that processes not involved in controlling sand movement on Earth play major roles on Mars.
April 29, 2019 Researchers Find Ice Feature on Saturn’s Giant Moon While searching for the origins of Titan’s methane and the organics that coat its surface, UA researchers made the unexpected discovery of a large ice feature on Saturn's largest moon.
