Feb. 27, 2025 How next-gen telescopes could discover extraterrestrial oxygen The U.S. Giant Magellan Telescope and the European Extremely Large Telescope, both under construction in Chile, could transform scientists' quest for life beyond Earth.
Feb. 26, 2025 James Webb Telescope reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thought Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered that planet-forming disks of gas and dust around tiny stars live much longer than previously thought. The findings provide new insights into planet formation and the habitability of planets outside our solar system.
Feb. 26, 2025 Sharper image: U of A-built instrument reveals pictures of 'baby planets' An advanced imaging system developed at the University of Arizona boasts a shape-shifting mirror that delivers observing details typically reserved for space-based telescopes.
Feb. 19, 2025 As glaciers melt faster, freshwater sources dwindle and sea-level rise accelerates Between 2000 and 2023, glaciers collectively lost 7,211 billion tons of ice, contributing almost three quarters of an inch to global sea-level rise, a new study finds.
Feb. 14, 2025 U of A astronomer Erika Hamden named to Arizona Space Commission Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Hamden, a renowned expert on ultraviolet telescopes, to the commission to help shape Arizona's role in aerospace and space sciences.
Feb. 14, 2025 U of A professors develop astronomy materials to aid visually impaired students Steve Kortenkamp and Sunggye Hong created 3D-printed spacecraft models and other tools to help teach astronomy to visually impaired middle and high school students.
Feb. 6, 2025 Seed fund to help early-stage university startups enters investment phase The Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund is ready to begin making its first investments to help launch startups from the innovations of faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Feb. 5, 2025 See yourself as a scientist at Flandrau's newest exhibit "Universe of Science" is an interactive exhibit that explores everything from microscopic worlds to monsoon storms to the farthest reaches of deep space.
Jan. 29, 2025 Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life Two research publications by the OSIRIS-REx sample analysis team suggest that conditions for the emergence of life were widespread across the early solar system.
Jan. 24, 2025 Astronomers unlock the atmospheric secrets of a 'new class of planet' Some of the most common types of planets in the Milky Way may be very different than astronomers imagined, according to researchers probing the atmosphere of planet GJ 1214 b.
