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A capsule of rubble from the construction of the solar system is now in the eager arms of scientists. It could offer clues about the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
If everything goes according to plan, Sunday morning should start with the safe return of samples from the University of Arizona-led space mission to the asteroid Bennu.
The culinary team at the University of Arizona has created a full menu of space-themed recipes to cater your Sunday morning watch party for the return of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
Q&A: OSIRIS-REx chief opens book on NASA's asteroid mission as last test loomsFor Star subscribers: As NASA's asteroid sampling mission is coming home, the University of Arizona professor in charge talks about the journey, the stakes and how he's feeling.
The Arizona economy is expected to post solid gains this year and next if the U.S. economy avoids a recession as expected, University of Arizona economists say.
The grant to the University of Arizona's Dr. Emmanual Katsanis will help his fight against childhood cancer.
You can walk the length of our vast solar system at a new, permanent exhibit stretching more than half a mile across the University of Arizona campus.
A new UA science and technology center funded by a National Science Foundation grant, New Frontiers of Sound Science, was announced Thursday.
For Star subscribers: When completed around the start of the next decade, the Giant Magellan Telescope will be the world’s most powerful land-based telescope, though others in development could rival it in size.
When OSIRIS-REx returns its asteroid samples to Earth Sept. 24, two University of Arizona researchers will be among the first to examine the precious material.
OSIRIS-REx will return with its priceless asteroid cargo on Sept. 24, and the University of Arizona's mission team is busy rehearing its central role in recovering the samples.
A University of Arizona prof found a surprising co-author — astrophysicist and legendary Queen guitarist Brian May — for the world's first comprehensive atlas of an asteroid.
A researcher from the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute has received a prestigious, lifetime achievement award from NASA.
NASA unveils stunning closeup of a stellar nursery to mark the space telescope's first full year of scientific observations — including many by University of Arizona astronomers.
For Star subscribers: Saguaro National Park is home to one of the world's longest-running annual plant surveys, and Tom Orum and Nancy Ferguson know the research subjects better than anyone.
Chewed licorice-gum discarded at a Tucson drug store by American gangster John Dillinger is among many interesting finds at the University of Arizona's Museum of Pharmacy.
For Star subscribers: A salty discovery by scientists at the University of Arizona could bolster the idea that most, if not all, of the water on Earth was delivered here long ago inside of space rocks.
Experts are encouraging people in mourning and their loved ones to take symptoms seriously and prioritize self-care.
The University of Arizona and tire maker Bridgestone will lead a five-year, $70 million mission to turn the desert shrub guayule into a domestic source of natural rubber.
For Star subscribers: A research team with Tucson ties has used a new imaging technique to produce a full-resolution version of the first picture ever captured of a black hole.
The 89,000 square-foot-building is designed to promote interdisciplinary scientific research and collaboration.
For Star subscribers: University of Arizona researchers watched closely last week as a potentially dangerous asteroid whizzed past Earth. Here's what they learned.
Six UA College of Engineering students are constructing a 250-pound battle robot, capable of causing serious destruction, to compete in a TV show.
The University of Arizona and others were awarded almost $4.8 million in federal money to transform farming and growing practices in drought.
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For Star subscribers: A study with a Tucson tie details a newly discovered asteroid impact crater beneath the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
