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A cloud of dust rolls out from an avalanche at the base of a cliff on Mars’ north polar ice cap. The image was captured in 2010 by the University of Arizona’s HiRISE camera onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

U of A team uses space probe above Mars to catch rare interstellar comet on camera

A bright, neon-like aurora radiates above Earth, seemingly absorbing Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) as it soars past the planet at a distance of about 57.2 million miles (92.1 million kilometers) in October 2025.

'Like a mermaid swimming through a sea of auroras': ISS astronauts photograph 2 comets dancing above the northern lights

University of Arizona leads groundbreaking space mission

War Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a news conference at the Pentagon, June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia

War Department refocuses on AI, hypersonics and directed energy in major strategy overhaul

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One following a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 30, 2025, capping off a week-long tour of Asia.

Exclusive: Department of Energy officials to meet with White House to tamp down Trump’s idea of explosive nuclear testing

Milei spoke about Argentina’s copper strategy at a business forum in Miami last week.

Milei Wants to Turn Argentina Into a Mining Powerhouse

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Inside this stadium, UA is making large mirrors for the most powerful telescope to to be built

Presidents of the partner universities met at the CNRS headquarters.© Cyril Frésillon / CNRS Images

International Research Centres tackle planetary issues

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From FastLAB to Fusion

The delivery of the first prototype hypersonic hardware to the Army is seen in 2021.

US Army’s first hypersonic battery to be fully equipped by December

University of Arizona partners with Department of Defense to bring home missing service members

University of Arizona partners with Department of Defense to bring home missing service members

Researchers have captured and controlled quantum uncertainty in real time using ultrafast squeezed light pulses

Scientists make first-ever measurement of quantum uncertainty in real-time

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Los Alamos officials visit Purdue to expand research collaborations

Gen. Stanley McChrystal speaks at the Vanderbilt Institute of National Security. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Vanderbilt Institute of National Security launches fall lecture series

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Understanding Russia's Calculus on Opportunistic Aggression in Europe

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Quantum physics is reshaping the fundamentals of networking

Erika Hamden, U of A associate professor of astrophysics, talks with Arizona state senator David Gowen and U of A senior vice president for research Tomás Díaz de la Rubia at the Applied Research Building. Photo by Leslie Hawthorne Klingler.

After U.S. Space Force workshop, U of A astrophysicist identifies strategic opportunities for the university

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Rick Rodriguez Brings Intelligence Expertise to U of A Interdisciplinary Design Team

U.S. Air Force F-16 "Falcon" fighter jet takes off at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., October 3, 2024.

Oklo moves closer to nuclear power agreement with US Air Force

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How AI agents could revolutionize the SOC — with human help

Cybersecurity Dive

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IBM Offers Roadmap Toward Large-Scale, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer at New IBM Quantum Data Center

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Alice & Bob Improves Quantum Simulation With New Software Integration

Komatsu experts Mark Schaeffer, vice president for strategy (left), and Neil Johnson, test development manager (right) in the Komatsu Arizona Proving Grounds workshop near Tucson, Arizona.

Want Meaningful Work? Look to the Bedrock of Modern Life

Currently scheduled to launch in 2026, an Electron rocket supplied by Rocket Lab will lift the Aspera satellite into orbit.

NASA selects rocket for U of A-led Aspera mission

Mohammed Hassan (right), associate professor of physics and optical sciences, and Mohamed Sennary, a graduate student studying optics and physics, holding the commercial transistor they used to develop a petahertz-speed transistor.

U of A researchers developing world's first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions

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University of Arizona Leads Conversation on Mining’s Future at Social License Summit

Engineers are pushing the limits of hypersonic technologies while training a national workforce in advanced materials and production.

Breaking speed barriers for stronger defense and industry growth

The Hermosa project in Arizona.

University of Arizona mining innovation engine aims to build skilled domestic workforce

University of Arizona mining innovation engine aims to build skilled domestic workforce

Vice President Vance Attends AI Action Summit

Vice President Vance Attends AI Action Summit

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Former US security officials say funding for federal science research critical to race with China

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Babin’s Top Priorities: Vibrant Commercial Space Sector, Americans Back on Moon

This image made available by University of Hawaii's asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of asteroid 2024 YR4 over about one hour, 27 December, 2024. (ATLAS / University of Hawaii / NASA via AP)

China opens recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’ amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth

Arctic landscape near the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland

Trump’s interest in Greenland highlights space race in the high North

Artist’s illustration of a hypersonic missile tracking satellite constellation. (Graphic by L3Harris)

SDA asks industry to propose 60-day studies of ‘novel’ capabilities for Iron Dome

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Space security at crossroads: Report urges U.S.-China dialogue

A tunnel in the underground PULSE laboratory in Nevada, where scientists conduct experiments to test nuclear weapons without detonating them.

Inside an underground facility where the U.S. tests nuclear weapons

Darren Cofer, principal fellow at Collins Aerospace demonstrates the company’s Secure Mathematically-Assured Composition of Control Models (SMACCM) capabilities at a DARPA demonstration day. (Photo courtesy of DARPA.)

US cyber vulnerabilities fuel N. Korea’s nuclear arsenal, but solutions are near: DARPA official

An artist’s rendering of an Intuitive Machines lander making its descent to the lunar surface near the moon’s south pole. Intuitive Machines and Nokia Bell Labs

Athena, Next U.S. Commercial Moon Lander, Is Set for Spectacular Lunar Science

Caleb Adams, Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy project manager, monitors testing alongside the test racks containing 100 spacecraft computers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California.

NASA boosts science objectives for Starling swarm

NASA's Pandora smallsat mission will monitor 20 stars over one year to determine the composition of the atmospheres of exoplanets orbiting them.

NASA selects SpaceX to launch astrophysics smallsat mission

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Fueling the Future: Recommendations for Strengthening U.S. Uranium Security

Reddy and Battle prepare to take spectra of meteorites that will help them better understand asteroid surfaces. These measurements are taken in the lab at the Kuiper Space Science Building.

Million Dollar Mentorship

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The scope of national security research

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AFOSR Chief Scientist Visits U of A

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WISPER center aims to advance security in an increasingly connected world

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U of A Optics faculty member selected for DOE 2024 Early Career Award

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$1M gift will advance consciousness research at U of A Astrobiology Center

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Unlocking DOD funding: Tips for creating proposals for the agency

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University of Arizona joins top military health researchers at 2024 MHSRS

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NASA-funded summer program opens doors to aerospace workforce