Astronomy

Oct. 20, 2026

Early-career graduate students host an exclusive, NASA-funded astrobiology conference

AbGradCon 2026 brought an international group of graduate students studying astrobiology, planetary science and astronomy to the University of Arizona to present their research and engage in early-career discussions.

Oct. 12, 2026

Three years into its second mission, NASA's OSIRIS-APEX sets its sights on 2029

A planet with a striped pattern consisting of purple and tan bands, set against a backdrop of stars in the distant universe

Oct. 8, 2026

Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of our solar system

Glowing in soft pink, an iridescent dust cloud, lined by a faint blue line around it, is seen against a backdrop of stars.

Oct. 6, 2026

Stories from star dust: U of A-led mission will study light from distant stars

Artist's visualization of an early galaxy surrounded by blue-green gas, with orange streams of metal-enriched gas being expelled into intergalactic space

Sept. 24, 2026

JWST finds early galaxies were already seeding the universe with heavy elements

Sept. 16, 2026

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

Two celestial bodies, riddled with craters, are depicted crashing into each other. The impact throws up a ring of fiery, molten rock and sprays debris far out into the surrounding space.

Sept. 8, 2026

Soft and stretchy or rock solid? New modeling study sheds light on how the Earth got its moon

A cylindrical space telescope against purplish filaments overlaid with a sprinkling of swirling galaxies in the background.

Aug. 26, 2026

U of A scientists play crucial roles in Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope science, eagerly await Sunday's launch

A metallic spacecraft takes up most of this image. Its body is made of a cylindrical telescope attached to a square base. Inside the telescope is the reflection of an orange star. A line of three solar panels extends from the right side of the spacecraft at a 45-degree angle. On the right side of the background is a large planet streaked with purple, pink, and white. To the left of the planet are two stars.

Aug. 25, 2026

Pandora mission begins science operations

a gray, cloudy disk seen from the side. From the center, winds of blue-white emerge. Behind is a starry background.