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The Near Earth Object Surveyor infrared telescope is moving toward its preliminary design phase, led by University of Arizona professor Amy Mainzer. NASA plans to launch the surveyor in 2026.

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

Insects benefiting from early monsoon rains

Termites and mosquitoes are among those going through seasonal life cycles.

2018's Hurricane Florence as seen from the International Space Station.

Hurricane predictors forecast busy 2021 season

UA group has been on target about storm predictions since 2014.

The Dragonfly helicopter could become the first spacecraft to fly in the atmosphere of one of Saturn's moons.

Planetary scientists look ahead to new airborne explorers

They say the historic Mars Ingenuity helicopter flight is only the beginning.

UA Cancer Center oncology nurse Iris Delfakis receives the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine administered at Banner-UMC on Dec. 17, 2020.

HEROES study: COVID vaccines 90% effective

First responders rank among workers with the highest risk

Scientists say sensor testing for COVID-19 can be an improvement over tests performed with nasal swabs or saliva.

Researchers developing sensor testing for COVID-19

New method could detect PCR test-evading COVID variants.

One of the UA-produced mirrors that will make up the Giant Magellan Telescope array.

Newest UA telescope mirror in cool down phase

Technicians are preparing to polish it for use in a mountaintop observatory

Arizona tourist sites were flooded over the Memorial Day weekend with visitors, leading health officials to fear that they will spread the coronavirus and there will be a spike in COVID-19 cases in a few weeks.

Alcohol abuse soars in lockdown

Severe alcohol use jumps 400% in lockdown, according to UA researchers

Quasars are the very bright centers of distant galaxies that are powered by supermassive black holes.

UA astronomers observe far-away quasar for clues to universe's early years

The galactic phenomenon is more than 13 billion light years from Earth.

The proposed Aspera mission will chart the territory between galaxies from Earth orbit.

UA researchers receive grant to build new space telescope

The Aspera project is expected to launch in 2024.

A Tucson Original: Agnese Haury

Listen to an oral history of Agnese Haury's remarkable life, as told by those who knew and loved her.

A voter turns in his ballot at a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, Aug. 4, 2020.

Overcoming Post-Election Partisan Hostility

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The VOTE Program uses conversation to defuse political conflict, and a pair of personal reflections on Election 2020 from Adiba Nelson and Fenton Johnson.

Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council Chairman Timothy Joaquin, Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris Jr., and University of Arizona President Robert Robbins at the press conference announcing the nation's donations to the UA and Arizona State University to further COVID-19 research Oct. 19, 2020.

Tohono O'odham Nation donating $1 million to UA for COVID-19 research

The tribe also said it will donate another $1 million to Arizona State University.

UA researchers find longer-lasting immunity for COVID-19 patients

The discovery shows antibodies were still being produced months after infection.

UA COVID Watch app is now on 30,000 devices

Its effect on the coronavirus pandemic may never be known.

Tangled proteins in the Alzheimer's affected brain harm communication between nerve cells.

UA scientists investigate connection between Alzheimer's and Down syndrome

The team is developing new ways to look at protein interaction in the human brain.

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