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The brightest ever Gamma-Ray Burst illuminates the sky on October 9, 2022, captured an hour later in this image, showcasing the X-ray scattered rings formed by dust layers in our galaxy. (Image Credit: NASA, Swift, A. Beardmore - University of Leicester)

UA astronomers discuss historic gamma-ray burst and scientists’ next steps

Jason Dayee
April 14, 2023
The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field image of distant galaxies. The Hubble Space Telescope allows scientists to see extremely faint objects in the sky. (Courtesy of Rodger Thompson)

New gas giant in the making?

Olivia Butler
April 24, 2022
The University of Arizona has sent out several statements about COVID-19 and how the administration plans to prevent a widespread outbreak on campus.

University leadership talks UA’s public research accomplishments

Annabel Lecky
April 11, 2022
Marcia Rieke, UA infrared astronomer and principal investigator/designer of NIRcam (Courtesy of George Rieke)

Meet Marcia Rieke, infrared astronomer who designed NIRcam

Sean Meixner
March 23, 2022
(Photo Courtesy of Blue Origin)

UA alumnus travels to space

Annabel Lecky
February 22, 2022
Attendees of the 7th Interstellar Symposium gathered to pose for a group photo on Sept. 26 at the Tucson Marriott University Park. The event was hosted by the Interstellar Research Group which is dedicated to championing interstellar research and exploration. 

Interstellar research group holds their 7th annual symposium

Trinity Clark
October 2, 2021
This past year, the University of Arizona has made its mark on outer space with a number of different research accomplishments. "OSIRIS-REx Launch (NHQ201609080013)" by NASA HQ PHOTO is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. 

Out of this world research from the UA

Jillian Bartsch
April 19, 2021
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft lifts off on from Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. OSIRIS-REx will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, retrieve at least two ounces of surface material and return it to Earth for study. The asteroid, Bennu, may hold clues to the origin of the solar system and the source of water and organic molecules found on Earth. Photo by Joel Kowsky / NASA

What the OSIRIS-REx mission is doing now

Jillian Bartsch
February 26, 2021
Holuhraun is a large lava field just north of the Vatnajökull ice cap, in the Icelandic Highlands. Photo courtesy of Christopher Hamilton, associate professor at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

Q&A: Testing Mars exploration drones

Jillian Bartsch
February 2, 2021
Researchers at the University of Arizona, Feige Wang and Jinyi Yang, have been working on this research for a few years. They explained that the surprising part was not the discovery of this quasar itself, but what they had found from their survey. Photo credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva

The UA discovers most recent quasar to date

Jillian Bartsch
January 24, 2021
Sirius A and B: A Double Star System in Canis Major (NASA, Chandra repost, 09/26/00) by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The original photo can be viewed here.

Sirius: a bright inspiration in the sky

Vivian Alonso
September 20, 2020
An overhead view of the mold used to make the seven mirrors in the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab on Monday, July 13 2015, for the Giant Magellan Telescope, expected to be completed in 2025. Robert Shelton, ex-UA president, was recently chosen as the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization.

Homecoming activities for the the science crowd

Noah Cullen
October 26, 2019
Peter Behroozi is an assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona and an assistant astronomer at the Steward Observatory. He recently received a grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for $875,000 to study supermassive black holes.

Q&A: Professor and astronomer receives $875,000 to study supermassive black holes

Priya Jandu
October 20, 2019
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launches aboard a ULA Atlas V 411 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft getting closer to collecting asteroid samples

Sydney Jones
October 14, 2019
Dr. Erika Hamden, an astrophysicist at the University of Arizona, was recently named as a 2019 AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador. The platform used to increase visibility of women in STEM careers. Tucson, Az. Monday, Sept. 23, 2019.

Four UA women in STEM selected for inaugural class of AAAS ambassadors

Ana Teresa Espinoza
September 29, 2019
UA planetary science pioneer Wilkening dies at 74

UA planetary science pioneer Wilkening dies at 74

Jamie Donnelly
June 17, 2019
(left to right) Tod Lauer, Feryal Özel and Dimitrios Psaltis all presented at “Bringing Black Holes into Focus with the Event Horizon Telescope" on Wednesday, April 17, in the ENR2 Building. The lecture was to explain the methods used to capture the first image of a black hole.

Baffled about the black hole image? UA scientists behind it explain

Quincy Sinek
April 19, 2019
The Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium located on University Boulevard near the University of Arizona Mall. The building hosts many events including laser shows and interactive exhibits.

Flandrau screening dives into mystery of black holes, including first-ever image

Quincy Sinek
April 13, 2019
University of Arizona optical Sciences and engineering senior Adriana Mitchell working on CatCam, the camera that would fly on UA’s CatSat spacecraft that was just selected by NASA as part its Cubesat Launch Initiative.

UA project chosen by NASA to aid in CubeSat Launch Initiative

Alana Minkler
March 27, 2019
The NASA mission SPHEREx, shown here as a rendering, will investigate the early universe. UA assistant professor of astronomy Tim Eifler was chosen to participate in the mission.

Q&A: UA researcher chosen for NASA’s SPHEREx mission

Priya Jandu
February 27, 2019
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