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With a highly reflective, silvery surface, the Rubin Observatory's main mirror acts both as its primary and tertiary light-collecting surface.

U of A astronomers celebrate first look at the universe from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

A rendering showing what the Giant Magellan Telescope will look like at nighttime, once completed. The enclosure is opened for nighttime observation, while the Milky Way rises behind the mountains.

Giant Magellan Telescope advances to National Science Foundation final design phase

An artist's concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet.

NASA's Pandora mission one step closer to probing alien atmospheres, with mission operations based at U of A

Close-up image of a microchip or electronic wafer, showcasing its intricate grid-like structure and a green border detail, likely part of a memory array or semiconductor device. The image emphasizes precision and advanced technology components.

U of A engineers tackle energy usage in semiconductor technology

cars on the road at night

ADOT launches tri-university Arizona Transportation Institute

Buddy Martin (center) inspects components inside the support cell with Giant Magellan Telescope engineers Tomas Krasuski (left) and Colby Gottschalk (right).

Testing begins at U of A for Giant Magellan Telescope's high-tech mirror support structure

Sunset over a landscape dominated by glaciers, small ice bergs and mountains

Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth's temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide

airplane on snow

Studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar: UArizona project attracts $30M from NASA

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