By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University Communications. Originally published in the October 17, 2023 issue of the University of Arizona News. The center will bring together students and faculty from across campus and disciplines to unravel the enigma of life's beginnings and our place in the cosmos. The University of Arizona on Tuesday announced the opening of the Arizona Astrobiology Center, which brings together more than 40 faculty members from four colleges and 13 disciplines to … [Read more...]
University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heading Home with Asteroid Sample
After nearly five years in space, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from near-Earth asteroid Bennu University Communications and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Monday, May 10, 2021 at 1:23 p.m. Arizona time, the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx spacecraft fired its main engines full throttle for seven minutes – its most significant maneuver since it arrived at asteroid Bennu in 2018. The burn thrust the spacecraft away from the … [Read more...]