$2M Gift Advances UArizona Space Science Initiatives May 25, 2021 The gift will enable the purchase of a nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometer, an instrument the OSIRIS-REx analysis team will use to help find answers to fundamental questions about the origins of the solar system. Read more Image
Bennu in the sky, on the canvas and (soon) in Zoe Zeszut's hands May 17, 2021 Bennu is almost always on Zoe Zeszut's mind. Her career at the University has revolved around the OSIRIS-REx mission. Her hobbies have, too. Read more Image
Mysteries Behind Interstellar Buckyballs Finally Answered Nov. 13, 2019 Mimicking conditions thought to exist around dying stars, researchers discovered a mechanism that could explain why planetary nebulae are teeming with complex carbon molecules. Read more Image
The Origins of Buckyballs in Space Oct. 24, 2019 The spectroscopic fingerprints of buckyballs have been observed in space, but questions remain about how these large molecules form. Laboratory experiments have revealed a possible mechanism. Read more Image
Clues to the Processing of Dust around Stars Sept. 27, 2019 In the laboratory, a team of scientists supported in part by the NASA Astrobiology Program have studied simulated presolar grains to better understand how these materials are affected by heat and radiation in space. Read more Image
Ashes of a Dying Star Hold Clues about Solar System's Birth April 29, 2019 A dust grain forged in a stellar explosion predating our solar system reveals new insights about how stars end their lives and seed the universe with the building blocks of new stars and planets. Read more Image
UA Planetary Scientist Wins Bid to Study Moon Samples March 11, 2019 Incoming assistant professor Jessica Barnes will have the opportunity to study a previously unopened sample of a moon rock that was collected in the early 1970s during NASA's Apollo 17 mission. Read more Image
Laura Seifert Wins M&M Student Scholar Award Aug. 17, 2018 Congratulations to Laura Seifert for winning the 2018 MAS Student Scholar Award at the 2018 Microscopy Society of America Conference! Read more Image