Discovery program lets amateur astronomers join online search for asteroids
Citizen scientists can compare photographs to pick up subtle clues for space rocks.
Space X extravaganza tests limits of public understanding
Why the explosive test flight launched a debate over success vs. failure in engineering and science.
Mark Kelly set for Astronaut Hall of Fame honors
The Arizona senator will be recognized for his NASA career.
Four-person crew sealed into pressurized habitat to learn about space living
The crew will be locked in for six days.
ASU scientist prepares to run first-ever planetary mission to a metal world
16 Psyche robotic spacecraft is scheduled to launch later this year.
OSIRIS APEX
OSIRIS APEX is a new name for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, to accompany its new mission to explore the near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
Out of this world: space tourism expected to launch in 2024
World View, based in Tucson, is now in their preliminary design stage.
True Concord Voices & Orchestra premieres "Helios", and welcomes a friend from the final frontier - actor John de Lancie.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Patrick Robles, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Student, urges the City of Tucson to keep public transit free; and The Tucson Orchid Society celebrates 50 years of shared fascination.
Space Robots
A robotics lab at the University of Arizona is developing swarms of autonomous space robots capable of constructing bases and mining for resources on other celestial bodies like the Moon.
Returning to Earth
Dr. Sian Proctor is a geoscientist, educator, afrofuturist artist, and most recently-- the first black female astronaut to pilot a spacecraft.
UA researcher follows trail of a possible second dinosaur-killing asteroid
A new study looks for clues in an underwater impact crater near Africa.
Virgin Galactic picks Mesa as site for spaceplanes assembly
The craft will support the company's plans for flights from New Mexico.
University of Arizona researchers testing ideas for lightweight Mars glider
It would coast through the Martian skies far from landers and rovers on the surface.
Asteroid Apophis serves as target practice for space rock hunters
The near-miss object will speed past Earth in 2029.
NASA calls University of Arizona a "crown jewel"
University students and researchers work with NASA on a number of high-profile projects.
