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U of A researchers using the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array radio telescope revealed polarized light and a powerful magnetic environment in a gamma-ray burst afterglow, offering new clues about how the universe's most massive stars end their lives.

A team of U of A astronomers helped an international research consortium discover the faintest and farthest quasars in the early universe.

The U of A ranked No. 1 among public U.S. universities in space science and No. 20 among all public U.S. universities overall in the 2026-2027 Best Global Universities ranking.

The project links U of A antennae across Arizona, using astronomy techniques for high spatial resolution imaging to support national security.

The University of Arizona leverages its research strengths to launch the Advanced Education in Terrestrial Operations and Space program.

"Super quasars" – extremely bright galactic centers powered by supermassive black holes – are the likely culprits behind galaxies shutting down star formation long before they should have in the very young universe.

CatSat is a hands-on space mission that teaches students how quick problem solving helps prepare them for careers in the space industry.

U of A researchers launched drones equipped with ground-penetrating radar over debris-covered glaciers in Alaska and Wyoming that resemble buried ice deposits found on Mars.

"Mysteries of the Cosmos: Life in the Universe" celebrates the secrets of space exploration and the U of A research and scientists looking for intelligent life beyond Earth.

Professors Elaine Romero and Erika Hamden joined more than 200 people named Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.