This Is What It Looks Like When a Black Hole Snacks on an Unlucky Star
Analyzing observations of an X-ray flare and fitting the data with theoretical models, University of Arizona astronomers documented a fatal encounter between an unlucky star…
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Autonomous Robot Swarms To Mine the Moon’s Resources
University of Arizona aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the moon’s resources using autonomous robot swarms and new excavation techniques….
Like Venom Coursing Through the Body: Mechanism Driving COVID-19 Mortality Identified
Researchers have identified what may be the key molecular mechanism responsible for COVID-19 mortality – an enzyme related to neurotoxins found in rattlesnake venom. An…
New Research Helps Explain the Diversity of Life and “Paradox of Sex”
New University of Arizona research finds that sexual reproduction and multicellularity drive diversity among different species. There are huge differences in species numbers among…
NASA Is Sending a Spacecraft to Asteroid 16 Psyche – It Might Not Be What Scientists Expected
New University of Arizona research finds that the target asteroid of NASA’s Psyche mission may not be as metallic or dense as previously predicted. The…
Quantum Computing and Sensing: Engineers Demonstrate a Quantum Advantage
Researchers in the University of Arizona College of Engineering and James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences experimentally demonstrate how quantum resources aren’t just dreams…
New Research Shows Puppies Are Biologically Wired to Communicate With People
Dogs may have earned the title “man’s best friend” because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present…
Evidence of Active Volcanoes on Mars Raises Possibility of Recent Habitable Conditions – “Mars Isn’t Dead”
New observations reveal that Mars could still be volcanically active, raising the possibility for habitable conditions below the surface of Mars in recent history. Evidence…
NASA OSIRIS-REx’s Final Observation Run of Asteroid Bennu Before Returning to Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is on the brink of discovering the extent of the mess it made on asteroid Bennu’s surface during last fall’s sample collection…
Solar-Powered Lunar Ark Proposed As “Modern Global Insurance Policy”
The ambitious project proposed by a University of Arizona team aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Final Flyby of Asteroid Bennu Before 2 Year Journey Back to Earth
On April 7, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will give asteroid Bennu one last glance before saying farewell. Before departing for Earth on May 10, the OSIRIS-REx…
“Game-Changing” New Way to Look for Planets That Could Harbor Life
New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image planets that could potentially harbor life within the habitable zone…
Smartphone-Based COVID-19 Test Developed That Delivers Results in 10 Minutes
The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about 10 minutes. Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a COVID-19 testing method that…
Most Distant Quasar Discovered Sheds Light on How Supermassive Black Holes Grow
Fully formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang and powered by the earliest known supermassive black hole, the quasar provides insight into the…
Striped or Spotted? Planetary Scientists Solve a Brown Dwarf Mystery
Planetary scientists wondered if bands of winds or swirling storms dominated the atmospheres of brown dwarfs. University of Arizona-led research has solved the mystery. A…
Escape From Mars: Surprising Discovery in the Red Planet’s Atmosphere Helps Explain Martian Mystery
New University of Arizona-led research updates our understanding of how water escapes Mars — not like a leaky faucet but with a sudden splash. Mars…
Impact Craters on Bennu’s Rugged Surface: Asteroid’s Scars Tell Stories of Its Past
Impact craters left by space debris in the boulders on asteroid Bennu’s rugged surface allowed researchers to reconstruct the history of the near-Earth object in…
Past Is Key to Predicting Future Climate – Models Should Be Tested by Simulating Past Climates
Including paleoclimate data in the development of climate models could help climate scientists predict scenarios for future climate and propose strategies for mitigation. An international…