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International Moon Day marks the first crewed moon landing in 1969

Lunar scientists at the University of Arizona helped choose Apollo 11's landing site.

A sweet discovery: Astronomers say sugar is lurking in the space between stars

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries.

Planetary scientists mark Mars exploration milestone

NASA achieved the first successful soft-landing on the Red Planet 50 years ago July 20.

Seven named 2026 University of Arizona Fulbright Scholars

The group joins more than 300 previous UA instructors and researchers to earn the prestigious award.

Arizona company prepares for first of its kind space rescue mission

The target is a space telescope named after a distiguished University of Arizona graduate.

NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas — are scheduled to launch next year.

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to U.S. companies.

Venus and Moon glide side-by-side in May

They are the two brightest objects in the evening sky this month.

Mt. Lemmon space observers discover near miss asteroid

Scientists forsee using drones to hunt for water on Mars

UA researchers are testing the technology above glaciers in western states.