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An artist's rendition of Orbital ATK's Next Generation Rocket in flight.

Heavy Rocket to Propel Chandler-Based Operation Into New Market

Private Orbital ATK moving into higher orbits, heavier satellites and, possibly, human missions.

'Where the Water Goes': David Owen Looks at the Past, Present & Future of the Colorado River

Also on Arizona Spotlight: members of Tucson's black community share and contrast their experiences; author Victor Shamas explores 'Deep Creativity'.

UA Highlighting Brain Awareness Week With Free Talk

Public lecture looks at emotional stress, chronic pain and autism.

Arizona Science Special: Humans, Data and Machines Roundtable Discussion

Joaquin Ruiz, UA Dean of the College of Science, leads a group conversation with speakers from the 2018 UA Science Lecture Series.
Image from the cover of The Platinum Age of Television, by David Bianculli.

The Evolution of Television According to David Bianculli

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson students working for political change on behalf of teachers; and artist & author Beth Surdut on mountain lions, and when the hunter becomes the hunted.
A supercomputer simulation of hot gas falling into the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The bright circular feature near the center of this image is the photon ring, predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity.  

Global Telescope Array Peering Into Space for 1st Glimpse of Black Hole

UA part of Event Horizon Telescope experiment, which would provide clues to universe's origins.

The Art of Paying Attention: Mountain Lions

Author and wildlife illustrator Beth Surdut focuses on mountain lions, and how sometimes, the hunter can become the hunted.
A close-up of turquoise.

Searching for What Turquoise Tells Us About Ourselves

Researchers look into the significance of the stone for cultures, past and present.
A view of the Himalayas.

Study Traces Citrus Family Tree to Foot of the Himalayas

Untangling the chaotic backstory of one of Arizona's celebrated "Five Cs."
A supercomputer simulation of hot gas falling into the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The bright circular feature near the center of this image is the photon ring, predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity.  

UA Focused on Project to Get First Images of Black Holes

National Science Foundation grant will help coordinate and compute data from telescopes.
Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Scientists Sue EPA Over Who Can Serve On Advisory Boards

The lawsuit is in reaction to the banning of EPA-grant recipients from the boards.
The Tucson Desert Art Museum opened in 2013 and is located on the city's east side.

A Desert Museum for Art and History

Tucson has two different attractions with "desert museum" in their names.
The full moon in total eclipse, Sept. 27, 2015. Photographed in Tucson, Arizona, by Steward Observatory astronomer Glenn Schneider.

Catch a Total Lunar Eclipse Early Wednesday Morning

Early in the morning, the eclipse will cover a super, blue moon.
University of Arizona tree-ring scientist Valerie Trouet taking a pencil-thin core from an old Bosnian pine growing on Mount Olympus in Greece.

Tree Rings Tell Story of Jet Stream

Changes to North Atlantic air flows alter European summer weather.
This map shows Earth’s average global temperature from 2013 to 2017, as compared to a baseline average from 1951 to 1980, according to an analysis by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Yellows, oranges and reds show regions warmer than the baseline.

Global Temperatures in 2017 Rank in Top 3 on Record

The desert Southwest experienced its warmest readings ever.
Catalina Sky Survey's 60-inch telescope atop Mount Lemmon.

Catalina Sky Survey Sets Record for Finding Asteroids

University of Arizona program bags 990 space rocks in 2017.

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