Image Dr. Jane Rigby Named 2022 LGBTQ+ Scientist of the Year June 2, 2022 Dr. Rigby earned her Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Arizona and works as an astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Flight Center. Read more
Image Planetary defense exercise uses Apophis as hazardous asteroid stand-in May 31, 2022 UArizona scientists took part in an international planetary defense exercise that used asteroid Apophis – a large, potentially hazardous asteroid – to test the planetary defense response chain. Read more
Image Planetary defense exercise uses Apophis as hazardous asteroid stand-in May 31, 2022 UArizona scientists took part in an international planetary defense exercise that used asteroid Apophis – a large, potentially hazardous asteroid – to test the planetary defense response chain. Read more at UANews
Image Joellen Russell’s Appointment Extended as Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science May 19, 2022 Dr. Russell is an oceanographer, climate scientist, and Distinguished Professor at the University of Arizona. Read more
Image UArizona will develop and test balloon-borne payloads at new Mission Integration Lab May 17, 2022 Construction has begun on a tall, hangar-like "high bay" facility, where researchers can build and test hardware for experiments and missions designed to fly at extremely high altitudes sometimes referred to as the "edge of space." Read more
Image UArizona will develop and test balloon-borne payloads at new Mission Integration Lab May 17, 2022 Construction has begun on a tall, hangar-like "high bay" facility, where researchers can build and test hardware for experiments and missions designed to fly at extremely high altitudes sometimes referred to as the "edge of space." Read more at UANews
Image Making sense of the nonsensical: Black holes and the simulation library May 12, 2022 Snapping an image of a black hole is just the beginning, says researcher Chi-Kwan "CK" Chan. To really understand the image, it must be compared with black hole simulations. UArizona worked with partners to create the world's largest simulation library. Read more
Image Black hole scientist: 'Wherever we look, we should see donuts' May 12, 2022 UArizona astrophysicists Feryal Özel and Dimitrios Psaltis identified Sagittarius A* as an ideal target black hole more than 20 years ago. They call it a "Goldilocks black hole," with an environment "just right" for capturing an image. Read more
Image UArizona astronomers lead efforts that reveal the black hole at the heart of our galaxy May 12, 2022 After years of anticipation, the international Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration presented the first image of the black hole located at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, called Sagittarius A*. Scientists had previously suggested the presence of a black hole at this location, but there was no direct visual evidence until now. Read more
