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.
James Webb Space Telescope reaches its target
The first pictures of deep space are expected this summer.
Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars
The University of Arizona designed one of the instruments on board.
Arizona professor will lead NASA project to locate menacing objects near Earth
An infrared telescope will track any asteroids that one day could crash into the planet
New exhibit spotlights Arizona's place in space exploration
The exhibit includes relics such as a spacesuit worn by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Susan Miner on finding acceptance and growth in times of difficult transition.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The NPR Student Podcast Challenge continues; and "Stories That Soar!" celebrates the boundless creativity of youth during a difficult year.
Understanding walls: "The barrier that we create in our hearts must be broken to heal and grow".
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Remembering the first space shuttle launch, 40 years ago; the uncertain state of the film industry reflected at the 93rd annual Academy Awards; and the tale of a very silly man.
"Bend in the Wash: The Rancho Linda Vista Artist Community"
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Searching for gamma-rays with a telescope array in the Santa Rita Mountains, and film essayist Chris Dashiell on the masterpiece “La Jetée”.
