How the moon turned itself inside out April 8, 2024 New findings by UArizona researchers offer important insights into the evolution of the lunar interior, and potentially for planets such as Earth and Mars. Read more at UArizona News Image
Solar eclipses have been a source of fascination forever April 5, 2024 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. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona crew of professional artists completes simulated moon mission March 27, 2024 The goal of the six-day simulation, called Imagination 1, was to explore the value of art in space exploration and produce creative works inspired by the limitations and possibilities of life and culture beyond Earth. Read more at UArizona News Image
Webb telescope takes its first images of forming planetary systems March 27, 2024 The observations will help astronomers refine their theories about the processes involved in planet formation and shed light on what our sun did when it was very young. Read more at UArizona News Image
Astronomers capture magnetic fields twirling around black hole March 27, 2024 A new view of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration revealing its magnetic field structure suggests that the processes by which black holes feed and eject jets into their surroundings may be universal among black holes despite vast differences in size and mass. Read more at UArizona News Image
Teams behind OSIRIS-REx win prestigious aviation award March 26, 2024 The team behind the University of Arizona-led NASA mission to sample the asteroid Bennu joins the ranks of the Apollo 11 crew and Orville Wright to earn the Robert J. Collier Trophy. Read more at UArizona News Image
UArizona scientists pinpoint anorexia's neurologic origins March 21, 2024 The discovery, led by Haijiang Cai, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, was observed in mice, but the findings could lead to human drug treatments. Read more at UArizona News Image
Innovative chemical strategy targets mosquito larvae gut to combat spread of deadly diseases March 15, 2024 University of Arizona researchers have modified the gut proteins of mosquito larvae, marking a significant advance in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases. Read more at UArizona News Image
Loathed by scientists, loved by nature: sulfur and the origin of life March 13, 2024 A University of Arizona-led study shines a spotlight on sulfur, a chemical element that, while all familiar, has proved surprisingly resistant to scientific efforts in probing its role in the origin of life. Read more at UArizona News Image