OSIRIS-REx mission team wins 2022 Swigert Award for Space Exploration Jan. 19, 2022 The award recognizes the team behind the mission's successful collection of a pristine asteroid sample for laying "the groundwork for forging the next generation of scientists, astronomers, geologists and more." Read more Image New treasure trove of globular clusters holds clues about galaxy evolution Jan. 11, 2022 Using observations of the nearby elliptical galaxy Centaurus A, a team of astronomers found an unprecedented number of possible globular clusters – old, dense groups of thousands of stars that all formed at the same time. Read more Image NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Begins its Journey to Space Dec. 25, 2021 University of Arizona astronomers will help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope peer deeper into the universe than any telescope in history. Webb successfully launched on Christmas Day. Read more Image Astronomers Detect Signature of Magnetic Field on an Exoplanet Dec. 20, 2021 Researchers have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding a planet outside of our solar system. Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield against energetic particles from the sun known as the solar wind. Magnetic fields could play similar roles on other planets. Read more Image Here's How to See Comet Leonard, According to the UArizona Researcher Who Discovered It Dec. 13, 2021 The brightest comet of the year, named after the UArizona researcher who discovered it, is paying one last visit to Earth's neighborhood before leaving the solar system forever. Read more Image Scouting Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Dec. 8, 2021 A team led by UArizona astronomers will use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine three of the most distant active supermassive black holes known, as well as their host galaxies. Read more Image Near-Earth Asteroid Might be a Lost Fragment of the Moon Nov. 11, 2021 The near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa might actually be a fragment of our moon, according to a team of astronomers led by the University of Arizona. Kamo`oalewa is a quasi-satellite – a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but remains relatively close to Earth. Read more Image Astronomers Discover Massive Galaxy 'Shipyard' in the Distant Universe Oct. 27, 2021 Astronomers have discovered a structure thought to be a "protocluster" of galaxies on its way to developing into a galaxy supercluster. The discovery was made possible, in part, by the UArizona-managed Large Binocular Telescope. Read more Image Astronomers Provide 'Field Guide' to Exoplanets Known as Hot Jupiters Oct. 21, 2021 By combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has gained insights into the chemical and physical makeup of a variety of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters. Read more Image UArizona Astronomers to Help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Peer into Space's Past Oct. 12, 2021 NASA's new flagship space observatory has arrived in French Guinea, where it will be readied for launch on Dec. 18. UArizona astronomers Marcia and George Rieke played key roles in designing and building the telescope's infrared "eyes," which will peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before. Read more Image Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
OSIRIS-REx mission team wins 2022 Swigert Award for Space Exploration Jan. 19, 2022 The award recognizes the team behind the mission's successful collection of a pristine asteroid sample for laying "the groundwork for forging the next generation of scientists, astronomers, geologists and more." Read more Image
New treasure trove of globular clusters holds clues about galaxy evolution Jan. 11, 2022 Using observations of the nearby elliptical galaxy Centaurus A, a team of astronomers found an unprecedented number of possible globular clusters – old, dense groups of thousands of stars that all formed at the same time. Read more Image
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Successfully Begins its Journey to Space Dec. 25, 2021 University of Arizona astronomers will help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope peer deeper into the universe than any telescope in history. Webb successfully launched on Christmas Day. Read more Image
Astronomers Detect Signature of Magnetic Field on an Exoplanet Dec. 20, 2021 Researchers have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding a planet outside of our solar system. Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield against energetic particles from the sun known as the solar wind. Magnetic fields could play similar roles on other planets. Read more Image
Here's How to See Comet Leonard, According to the UArizona Researcher Who Discovered It Dec. 13, 2021 The brightest comet of the year, named after the UArizona researcher who discovered it, is paying one last visit to Earth's neighborhood before leaving the solar system forever. Read more Image
Scouting Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Dec. 8, 2021 A team led by UArizona astronomers will use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine three of the most distant active supermassive black holes known, as well as their host galaxies. Read more Image
Near-Earth Asteroid Might be a Lost Fragment of the Moon Nov. 11, 2021 The near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa might actually be a fragment of our moon, according to a team of astronomers led by the University of Arizona. Kamo`oalewa is a quasi-satellite – a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the sun but remains relatively close to Earth. Read more Image
Astronomers Discover Massive Galaxy 'Shipyard' in the Distant Universe Oct. 27, 2021 Astronomers have discovered a structure thought to be a "protocluster" of galaxies on its way to developing into a galaxy supercluster. The discovery was made possible, in part, by the UArizona-managed Large Binocular Telescope. Read more Image
Astronomers Provide 'Field Guide' to Exoplanets Known as Hot Jupiters Oct. 21, 2021 By combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has gained insights into the chemical and physical makeup of a variety of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters. Read more Image
UArizona Astronomers to Help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Peer into Space's Past Oct. 12, 2021 NASA's new flagship space observatory has arrived in French Guinea, where it will be readied for launch on Dec. 18. UArizona astronomers Marcia and George Rieke played key roles in designing and building the telescope's infrared "eyes," which will peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before. Read more Image