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A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening

A new U of A study raise questions about how scientists use the Small Magellanic Cloud, our neighboring galaxy, as a reference point for understanding galaxies across the history of the universe.

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U of A to build instruments for new space telescope

A team at Steward Observatory was awarded a contract to develop a coronagraph and a wide-field camera for the Lazuli Space Telescope part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System.

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U of A takes leading operations role in NASA mission

The University of Arizona is mission control for the Pandora mission, which will help scientists study exoplanets and their stars.

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Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche

Using computer simulations, researchers at the University of Arizona model the formation of giant impact basins, or craters, on 16 Psyche in preparation for the arrival of NASA's Psyche mission in 2029.

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U of A-led team discovers large ritual constructions by early Mesoamericans

Nov. 5, 2025

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U of A Superfund Research Center secures $14.8M NIEHS grant to combat hazardous dust effects in Southwest

Nov. 4, 2025

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Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns

Nov. 3, 2025

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Biosphere 2 director honored by French government

Oct. 31, 2025

Jennifer Stern and Kassandra Bruner, wearing white coats in a lab setting

U of A scientists link calorie restriction, glucagon, healthy aging

Oct. 30, 2025

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Dwarf peas inside Biosphere 2's SAM breathe new life into space habitat research

Oct. 29, 2025

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CUES funds groundbreaking research in teaching and learning

Oct. 27, 2025

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Endangered desert fish find new home at Biosphere 2

Oct. 24, 2025

Three U of A faculty honored by American College of Medical Informatics

Oct. 24, 2025

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Making cancer vaccines more personal

Oct. 24, 2025

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A decade of impact: U of A and Banner Health transform health care in Arizona

Oct. 24, 2025

New planetarium show quickly becomes global success

Oct. 23, 2025

A green Malabar gliding frog blends in with foliage

Extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups, study shows

Oct. 22, 2025

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Two U of A antiquities experts named members of the Institute for Advanced Study

Oct. 17, 2025

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Study finds humans outweigh climate in depleting Arizona's water supply

Oct. 16, 2025

Karletta Chief using a tool to conduct hydrological fieldwork in a riverbed

Karletta Chief named to inaugural endowed professorship in Indigenous resilience

Oct. 14, 2025

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? $6.5M grant could provide clues

Oct. 14, 2025

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Arizona backs U of A with $850K to grow mining and minerals workforce

Oct. 10, 2025

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U of A ranked No. 1 in the Southwest and recognized as a top 25 public university by Times Higher Education

Oct. 9, 2025

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A collective approach to help vulnerable people survive extreme heat

Oct. 9, 2025

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Oct. 9, 2025

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NIH grants Shang Song $2.32M for spinal cord bioimplant

Oct. 8, 2025

Jennifer Barton in a lab holding an ovarian cancer detection falloposcope

U of A biomedical engineer wins $3M for tiny microscope to detect endometriosis

Oct. 8, 2025

In this rendering, the lunar surface is represented by false colors. A blue circle indicates the low-lying South Pole-Aitken impact basin, surrounded by red and orange ejecta blankets to the south.

The moon's biggest impact crater made a radioactive splash

Oct. 8, 2025