A new study by University of Arizona psychologists finds that solitary time does not closely correlate with feelings of loneliness – unless a person spends 75% of their time alone.

NASA extended the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, which has since been renamed OSIRIS-APEX. The spacecraft will study another potentially hazardous, near-Earth asteroid named Apophis. 

Learning more about asteroids and exploring potential sources of superheavy elements will help scientists continue the century-spanning quest to characterize the matter that makes up the universe and better understand how objects in the solar system formed.

Over the last decade, the Department of Mathematics at the UArizona has raised nearly $10,000 for charities across Southern Arizona through their annual Halloween party.

Organizers expect up to 1,500 people to attend the Nov. 1 event at Centennial Hall. University speakers will share their expertise on climate change, space science, dance, film and more.

With $5 million in separate grants, the Department of Disabilities and Psychoeducational Studies will train early intervention specialists and advance research.

A University of Arizona team has found that an interesting pathway could have led the moon fragment to reach Earth's orbital space, suggesting there could be many more.

The center will bring together students and faculty from across campus to unravel the enigma of life's beginnings and our place in the cosmos.

The College of Science is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by featuring some of the College’s outstanding faculty with Hispanic roots. Our last featured faculty member is Dr. Carlos Vargas, an Assistant Professor of Astronomy and an Assistant Astronomer at Steward Observatory. 

The latest findings from NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission support scientists' theory that asteroids rich in carbon and water may have delivered the essential building blocks of life and made Earth habitable.