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APEX and Apophis
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Three years into its second mission, OSIRIS-APEX sets its sights on 2029

OSIRIS-APEX, the spacecraft that originally flew as OSIRIS-REx, is expected to reach the asteroid Apophis in late spring of 2029, but the team is already keeping the spacecraft busy.

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APEX and Apophis
Three years into its second mission, OSIRIS-APEX sets its sights on 2029

Monday

A planet with a striped pattern consisting of purple and tan bands, set against a backdrop of stars in the distant universe
Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of our solar system

Oct. 8

A three panel image featuring a launch of a spacecraft, a robotic arm touching a rocky surface and a man pumping his fist into the air in celebration.
Tenacity, triumph and discovery: Looking back at OSIRIS-REx at mission's end

Oct. 7

Glowing in soft pink, an iridescent dust cloud, lined by a faint blue line around it, is seen against a backdrop of stars.
Stories from star dust: U of A-led mission will study light from distant stars

Oct. 6

Side-by-side photos: a headshot of a man in glasses and a blue checked shirt, and a smiling man in a navy blazer standing at a Precision Epigenomics expo booth.
U of A researchers, startup recognized at 2026 AZBio Awards

Oct. 6

A facilitator talks with smiling participants seated at tables with laptops during a patient navigator training session.
U of A Cancer Center, Indian Health Service partner to strengthen cancer navigation in tribal communities

Oct. 5

A presenter gestures toward a slide titled "The Big Idea/Innovation = ENDOguard," which contrasts invasive current testing with a proposed non-invasive, painless sample-based test, as audience members look on.
Cancer Center researchers win funding to advance cancer detection, patient care

Oct. 2

University of Arizona Student Success District
U of A shines in library and information sciences, earth sciences, water resources in latest global subject rankings

Oct. 2

Dr. Dan Theodorescu works with a lab assistant
Study: Sex chromosomes drive how bodies deal with cancer, heart health and longevity

Oct. 1

people posing for a photo in front of a steel beam on a construction site
U of A celebrates milestone in Medical Innovations Building, announces new partnerships

Sept. 30

Students at the stone landmark signage
U of A again ranked No. 1 in the Southwest, top 25 among US public universities by Times Higher Education

Sept. 30

A smiling man in a dark polo shirt stands in front of a large display of colorful 3D protein structures.
$1.8 million gift to Coit College of Pharmacy aims to bring critical data to the public domain

Sept. 28

Illustration of pink Y-shaped chromosomes on a blue background
Study shows how missing pieces of Y chromosome drive cancer in men

Sept. 28

Meredith Hay works with student researchers in a lab
Vascular dementia has no approved treatments. U of A scientists hope to change that with an inflammation-fighting drug candidate.

Sept. 28

Arid land satellite image
Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands

Sept. 24

Artist's visualization of an early galaxy surrounded by blue-green gas, with orange streams of metal-enriched gas being expelled into intergalactic space
JWST finds early galaxies were already seeding the universe with heavy elements

Sept. 24

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to students and community members in the Bear Down Gym
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman inspires U of A students to help shape the golden age of space exploration

Sept. 23

Matthew Mars, Rebecca Schomer and Mark Beilstein pose indoors on the University of Arizona campus
Translating the language of life: Researchers explore a new path to high-efficiency farming

Sept. 22

A shot of a building from the balcony of the second floor looking across an interior courtyard area. Plants drape from the courtyard walls and rainwater falls into wide pipes in the ground where it is then captured for later use.
U of A recognized as a leader in climate action with new Carnegie Classification

Sept. 22

Chromosomes
Loss of Y chromosome in men could be early warning sign of cancer

Sept. 18

ide view of a long table with people 6 people sitting at it with microphones, paper, pens and water bottles sitting in front of them.
Four U of A-Banner Health teams earn funding to advance patient care through Big Idea Challenge Joint Translational Research Accelerator

Sept. 18

Official portrait of a smiling gray-haired man in a dark suit and red-and-navy striped tie with an American flag lapel pin, against a dark blue background.
U of A mourns passing of longtime Arizona Senator Jon Kyl

Sept. 17

Grand Challenges Research Building
U of A ranks No. 1 in the Southwest, top 20 among public US universities for international research collaboration

Sept. 16

Moses Foiryolo
He learned to be a scientist as a teenager. Now he seeks a cure for a childhood cancer.

Sept. 11

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