OSIRIS-REx’s Final Farewell to Bennu On April 7, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will give asteroid Bennu…
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The University of Arizona is a major public research university located in Tucson, Arizona, known for its contributions across a wide range of scientific fields, including astronomy, environmental science, medicine, and space exploration. Founded in 1885, it has become a leader in cutting-edge research initiatives such as the OSIRIS-REx mission and the development of innovative medical technologies. The university fosters collaboration between researchers, students, and industry partners, producing discoveries that extend from the depths of the Earth’s ecosystems to the far reaches of space.
New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image…
The method analyzes saliva samples and delivers results in about 10 minutes. Researchers at the…
Fully formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang and powered by the earliest…
Planetary scientists wondered if bands of winds or swirling storms dominated the atmospheres of brown…
New University of Arizona-led research updates our understanding of how water escapes Mars — not…
Impact craters left by space debris in the boulders on asteroid Bennu’s rugged surface allowed…
Including paleoclimate data in the development of climate models could help climate scientists predict scenarios…
One of the most significant questions about the novel coronavirus is whether people who are…
NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission now knows much more about the material it’ll be…
Research shows SARS-CoV-2 promotes pain relief through the receptor neuropilin-1, which gives scientists a new…
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat after astrophysicists put general relativity…
A historic moment is on the horizon for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. In just a few…
The gravitational push and pull by Jupiter’s moons could account for more warming than the…
Scientists’ ice age ‘hindcast’ may shed light on future climate. A University of Arizona-led team…
Yesterday, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performed its final practice run of the sampling sequence, reaching an…
NASA’s first asteroid sampling spacecraft is making final preparations to grab a sample from asteroid…
People making homemade masks might want to reach for a vacuum cleaner filter. It’s intuitive…