June 17, 2026 NASA lunar radar instrument is first test subject in U of A's giant thermal vacuum chamber The milestone positions U of A's Space Institute alongside elite government and commercial testing facilities, as SESAR-LITE hunts for water ice hidden beneath the lunar surface.
June 16, 2026 U of A space science ranks No. 1 among public universities in latest US News global ranking
May 4, 2026 Inside CatSat: the U of A student-led satellite mission Hands-on space mission teaches students how quick problem solving—not smooth execution—helps prepare them for careers in the space industry.
April 29, 2026 A launchpad for landscape terraformation science At Biosphere 2, "From Early Earth to Mars" unites experts across five disciplines to explore and predict how life can inhabit and transform planets.
April 28, 2026 Seismometers re-designed by U of A will measure moonquakes during a future Artemis mission LPL researchers developed seismometers for NASA’s Lunar Environment Monitoring Station to capture seismic activity at the moon’s South Pole and assess sites for future human exploration and infrastructure.
