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A spacecraft flies by an asteroid in the blackness of space

UArizona-led asteroid sampling mission's new journey: OSIRIS-APEX

Jan. 8, 2024

Under the leadership of the University of Arizona's Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina, the former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid's 2029 flyby of Earth.

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Top Stories of 2023 OSIRIS-REx

Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023

Dec. 18, 2023

From delivering a historic asteroid sample to setting a university record in Fulbright Scholars, the University of Arizona celebrated several newsmaking events in 2023.

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VETS office

Military Times: UArizona ranked No. 1 in the West, rises to No. 6 overall

Dec. 15, 2023
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Cutting-Edge Scientific Instrumentation Funded through the 2024 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Dec. 14, 2023

Three University of Arizona faculty will acquire equipment for cutting-edge research crucial to national defense through the FY’24 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). The program is administered through a merit competition by the basic research agencies of the U.S. Army (ARO), Navy (ONR), and Air Force (AFOSR).

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Military Times: UArizona ranked No. 1 in the West, rises to No. 6 overall

Dec. 7, 2023

The University of Arizona rose two spots in the annual Best for Vets: Colleges list from Military Times, ranking No. 6 overall and No. 1 in the West out of 325 colleges and universities.

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Artist's illustration of an asteroid passing close to Earth

Citizen science project nets a new asteroid, and it's a close one

Dec. 6, 2023

Members of the public helped the University of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey spot a previously unknown near-Earth asteroid on its orbit around the sun.

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Carina Nebula

UArizona again ranks No. 1 in astronomy and astrophysics, top 20 among public research universities

Dec. 6, 2023

For the fifth consecutive year, the university is ranked among the nation's top 20 public research universities, according to the National Science Foundation.

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Arizona Football defensive line coach Ricky Hunley communicates with players on the field during the Nov. 18 football game against Utah.

UArizona and Operation Hat Trick support local veterans for sixth straight year

Nov. 29, 2023

The University of Arizona is again teaming with a nonprofit through the sale of military-themed merchandise.

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Far side of moon

Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon

Nov. 16, 2023
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The far side of the moon, with distant Earth in the background, is visible in this photo taken by the Chang'e 5-T1 mission.

Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon

Nov. 16, 2023

A University of Arizona team tracked down a contested piece of space junk that crashed onto the moon. Their findings shed light on why it left not one but two craters.

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