Image U of A astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action Jan. 17, 2025 U of A astronomers have now produced the highest resolution direct images ever taken of a supermassive black hole in the infrared. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expected Jan. 16, 2025 New observations led by a U of A astronomer suggest that even dwarf galaxies can accrete mass from other small galaxies, challenging a long-held theory about dwarf-galaxy expansion. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Steward Observatory’s Marcia Rieke wins prestigious award for her influential career in astronomical research Jan. 16, 2025 Regents’ Professor Marcia Rieke is the recipient of this year’s Russell Lectureship, which honors a full career of eminence is astronomical research. Read more
Image NASA's Pandora mission one step closer to probing alien atmospheres, with mission operations based at U of A Jan. 16, 2025 The exoplanet mission, which will study of at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars, has cleared an important milestone with the completion of its spacecraft bus. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image 'Ghost towns' of the universe: Ultra-faint, rare dwarf galaxies offer clues to the early cosmos Jan. 15, 2025 Three newly discovered dwarf galaxies in an isolated region of space show evidence of star formation being cut short by events in the early universe. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image In Memory of Professor Emerita Barbara Cone Jan. 9, 2025 Dr. Cone was a force to be reckoned with in the field of pediatric audiology. Here at the University of Arizona, we were lucky to have her talents for over 20 years, during which time she made exceptional contributions. Read more
Image Imaging interlayer exciton superfluidity in a 2D semiconductor heterostructure Jan. 7, 2025 Prof. John Schaibley's group in the Department of Physics published a paper in Science Advances demonstrating a superfluid in an atomically thin semiconductor device. Superfluid states of matter offer the possibility of transporting energy and information without dissipation, which can be used to make high speed and low energy consumption electronics. Read more
Image Beyond the 'Dragon Arc,' a treasure trove of unseen stars Jan. 6, 2025 Taking advantage of a cosmic "double lens," astronomers resolved more than 40 individual stars in a galaxy so far away its light dates back to when the universe was only half its present age. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Newly discovered 'kiss and capture' mechanism explains the formation of Pluto and its largest moon Jan. 6, 2025 Billions of years ago, two icy worlds collided. Rather than destroying each other in a cosmic catastrophe, they spun together like a celestial snowman, finally separating but remaining forever linked in orbit. This is how Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, originated, a U of A study finds. Read more at University of Arizona News
Image Brain study challenges long-held views about Parkinson's movement disorders Jan. 2, 2025 U of A researchers have uncovered new findings about involuntary muscle movements that come with the long-term administration of the Parkinson's drug levodopa. Read more at University of Arizona News