June 26, 2024 Bennu holds the solar system's 'original ingredients,' might have been part of a wet world OSIRIS-REx sample scientists took a deep dive into the rocks and dust returned from asteroid Bennu. They found that the sample is rich in carbon, nitrogen and organic compounds – essential components for life as we know it.
June 19, 2024 When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new UArizona-led research shows. If not managed carefully, we could "threaten the integrity of the whole system," researchers say.
June 18, 2024 UArizona oceanographer shares expertise during National Ocean Month In honor of National Ocean Month, Joellen Russell talks about the role of oceans in absorbing heat and carbon, and how ocean activity impacts Arizonans.
June 14, 2024 Magic of the monsoon: A 'socially and ecologically' important phenomenon for the Southwest Two climate scientists discuss the significance of the monsoon and how members of the public can make their own rainfall predictions.
June 11, 2024 UArizona graduate student and team discover most distant supernovas ever found Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered about 80 new supernovas. Their findings provide a new window into the early universe.
June 10, 2024 Studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar: UArizona project attracts $30M from NASA The Snow4Flow mission, led by professor Jack Holt, will measure glaciers' ice and snow thickness and help scientists better predict how glacial melting contributes to sea level change.
June 10, 2024 Peeking into the invisible world of the atmosphere UArizona researchers have developed a new way to uncover hidden layers in the atmosphere, which could help better explain how pollution gets trapped over cities.
June 6, 2024 Webb Telescope finds plethora of carbon molecules around young star A team of astronomers, including UArizona scientists, used the telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, low-mass star.
May 30, 2024 Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft Astronomers have captured a volcanic event on Jupiter's moon Io at a resolution never before achieved with Earth-based observations.
May 30, 2024 Webb Telescope spots the two most distant galaxies ever seen at cosmic dawn Researchers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever detected. The secrets it contains challenge previous assumptions about galactic evolution.
