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An artist's concept of the Pandora mission, seen here without the thermal blanketing that will protect the spacecraft, observing a star and its transiting exoplanet.
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NASA's Pandora mission one step closer to probing alien atmospheres, with mission operations based at U of A

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Dec. 5, 2024

U of A engineers tackle energy usage in semiconductor technology

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Nov. 22, 2024

ADOT launches tri-university Arizona Transportation Institute

Buddy Martin (center) inspects components inside the support cell with Giant Magellan Telescope engineers Tomas Krasuski (left) and Colby Gottschalk (right).
Oct. 16, 2024

Testing begins at U of A for Giant Magellan Telescope's high-tech mirror support structure

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Sept. 19, 2024

Study: Over nearly half a billion years, Earth's temperature has changed drastically, driven by carbon dioxide

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June 10, 2024

Studying Arctic glaciers with airborne radar: UArizona project attracts $30M from NASA

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