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Mission Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta poses in front of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its construction at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Littleton, Colo. OSIRIS-REx will investigate and collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

Asteroid Day: An ode to the extraterrestrial

Rebekah Ulmer
June 29, 2017
Comet ISON shines in this five-minute exposure taken at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center on Nov. 8 at 5:40 a.m. EST. A researcher proposed that a comet caused the mysterious Wow! Signal from outer space, but other scientists remain unconvinced.

Last week in science: Space signals and sacrifices

Rebekah Ulmer
June 22, 2017
Galaxy M16 as seen by Jonathan Davis homemade telescope. Photos like these will be taken using mirrors built and polished in the Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory.

Wildcat science: A year in review

Rebekah Ulmer
May 10, 2017
The GEOS 195D class poses during their 100th field trip on April 22. The course offers students a range of field trip experiences around Tucson.

Geoscience field course Sense of Place celebrates 25th anniversary

Rebekah Ulmer
April 25, 2017
Global mosaic of 102 Viking 1 Orbiter images of Mars taken on orbit 1,334 on Feb. 22, 1980. Mars today is devoid of tectonic activity.

Mars’ atmosphere a key to its dry surface

Rebekah Ulmer
April 12, 2017
(left to right) Associate Professor Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., Surgical Specialist Kerry B Gilbraith, Assistant Professor Mohab Ibrahim M.D., Ph.D. and Research Specialist Jessica Hanson pose for a photo with the LED lights they are researching to help alleviate pain in the Life Sciences Building on April 6.

Green means go: Emerald light a natural painkiller

Rebekah Ulmer
April 7, 2017
Kevin Anchukaitis examines one of the samples and describes the significance of each ring. Tree ring growth patterns can inform researchers of climate conditions over time.

UA tree ring expert helps Guatemalan coffee growers

Rebekah Ulmer
April 6, 2017
A huge meteor flew over the Urals early in the morning of Feb. 15, 2013. The 1804 impact of the High Possil meteorite helped kickstart the scientific study of these extraterrestrial objects.

Today in science history: Meteorites, volcanoes and bombs

Rebekah Ulmer
April 4, 2017
Forager bees with attached RFID chips during an experiment in the Papaj Laboratory within Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. New research indicates the bees increase efficiency by focusing on a specific type and location of food. 

Food for bees: Foraging patterns in bumblebees

Rebekah Ulmer
March 3, 2017
Mathilde, fighting sleep, falls fast asleep on her mothers legs. New UA research aims to investigate the connection between the amount a toddler sleeps and new information retainment.

Psychologists connect sleep to good learning in toddlers

Rebekah Ulmer
February 24, 2017
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