UArizona's Marcia Rieke wins $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize
The award recognizes Regents Professor Rieke's work in infrared astronomy. Rieke led the development of the James Webb Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera.
Astronomy
Webb Telescope spots the two most distant galaxies ever seen at cosmic dawn
Researchers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever detected. The secrets it contains challenge previous assumptions about galactic evolution.
'Mind-boggling' quasars and atmospheres of vaporized rock: UArizona astronomers explore cosmos with Webb Telescope
UArizona astronomers have scored some of the largest chunks of observing time with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Glimpses of a volcanic world: New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft
Astronomers have captured a volcanic event on Jupiter's moon Io at a resolution never before achieved with Earth-based observations.
Webb Telescope finds plethora of carbon molecules around young star
A team of astronomers, including UArizona scientists, used the telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, low-mass star.
UArizona graduate student and team discover most distant supernovas ever found
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have discovered about 80 new supernovas. Their findings provide a new window into the early universe.