Space

The award recognizes Regents Professor Rieke's work in infrared astronomy. Rieke led the development of the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera.

Jane Rigby, who received her doctoral degree from the UArizona Department of Astronomy in 2006, was recognized for her role in the success of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission and her longtime support of diversity and inclusion in science.

Near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3, also known as Kamo'oalewa, was likely blasted from the Giordano Bruno crater on the moon's far side and has been hurtling through space for several million years, according to a study published in Nature Astronomy.

A desert ocean, Martian park and the hottest rainforest canopy on Earth can all be found at Biosphere 2, where researchers are studying the effects of climate change and exploring solutions for a better future.

For their contributions to the field of astrobiology, Dante Lauretta and Daniel Apai have been elected 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

As more countries and companies expand their efforts in space exploration and commerce, a new UArizona course builds on the university's strengths in space sciences and law to prepare students for an emerging legal field.

UArizona scientists mapped the moon for the Apollo missions. Now, as NASA astronauts prepare to return to the moon, two of the three instruments they'll bring have UArizona ties. The instruments will allow them to map moonquakes and the moon's subsurface.

UArizona is part of an international collaboration that is exploring how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to improve space operations, safety and sustainability.

There were times when eclipses ended battles or cost astronomers their heads. Longtime UA astronomer Don McCarthy sheds some light on the celestial spectacle through history.