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The NEOWISE mission, led by UArizona's Amy Mainzer, discovered comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE in March. The comet is now making its way around the sun and is visible from Earth.
The discovery of the most massive quasar known in the early universe challenges current theories of supermassive black hole formation and growth.
The most prolific tree in North America – the Douglas fir – will absorb less atmospheric carbon dioxide in the future and therefore do less to slow climate change than once thought.
The Giant Magellan Telescope promises to deliver breakthrough discoveries.
Astronomers probed a vast, cosmic cloud of gas and dust for traces of organic molecules that form building blocks for life. They found that such molecules appear hundreds of thousands of years before stars start to form.
Scientists from the OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 teams have new theories about why the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu have their signature "spinning-top" shapes.
UArizona scientists developed a psychological research app called Mind Window that is designed to tease out the mysterious terrain of human thought and emotion.
After more than a decade of work and much anticipation, the UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission will swipe a sample from the asteroid Bennu's rocky surface in October.
Ying-hui Chou, an assistant professor of psychology, hopes to learn more about how to prevent memory loss and enhance brain function in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
COVID-19's impact on the respiratory system is well-documented, but what does it do to the brain? Researchers hope to answer that question in a new study.
