Super blue moon dazzles skywatchers at the end of August
Astronomers say another supermoon was seen at the beginning of the month.
Discovery program lets amateur astronomers join online search for asteroids
Citizen scientists can compare photographs to pick up subtle clues for space rocks.
Four-person crew released from sealed habitat after week long journey
The crew studied what it would be like to live and work on another planet inside a pressurized habitat.
Four-person crew sealed into pressurized habitat to learn about space living
The crew will be locked in for six days.
Robotic exploration of the outer planets began 50 years ago.
The University of Arizona joined in the first missions to Jupiter and Saturn.
New $85 million home for UA's Space Institute unveiled
The building first broke ground in 2021.
Winter snow slows space exploration in southern Arizona
Mountaintop astronomers are sometimes stranded by heavy snow at telescope sites.
UA students prepare to put their own cubesat into space
The cereal box-sized "CatSat" will transmit data to UA's Biosphere 2.
Scientists are taking a closer look at Saturn's moon Enceladus
The ice moon spouts geysers of water that could harbor basics for extraterrestrial life.
Pima County cuts new deal with World View
Previous lease with near-space exploration firm was "unconstitutional."
UA scientists still learning from Apollo 17 rocks 50 years ago
University of Arizona lunar scientists are still discovering details from the last manned moon mission's rocks.
OSIRIS APEX
OSIRIS APEX is a new name for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, to accompany its new mission to explore the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
Researcher theorizes ancient Mars underwent climate change disaster
An article suggests life on the Red Planet doomed itself and altered the environment.
University of Arizona asteroid hunters celebrate success of DART mission
Spacewatch has used UA telescopes to search for near-Earth asteroids since the 1980s.
Out of this world: space tourism expected to launch in 2024
World View, based in Tucson, is now in their preliminary design stage.
