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Preparing the Next Generation: Arizona Winter School Sets Stage for Roman Space Telescope Launch

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How reaching for the hoop prepared Marcia Rieke to reach for the stars

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Regents Professor Marcia Rieke (center with ball) is the University of Arizona honoree for the Big 12 Faculty of the Year award, announced Feb. 9. Rieke, alongside (from left) Provost Patricia Prelock, President Suresh Garimella, R. Ken Coit Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois, and Senior Vice President for Research and Partnerships Tomás Díaz de la Rubia accepted the award as part of Galaxy Slam, a weeklong celebration of the U of A's legacy of space and athletics.  Mike Christy/Arizona Athletics

See our scientists in a new light during Galaxy Slam

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(From left) University of Arizona scientists Daewook Kim, Marcia Rieke, Carlos Vargas, Tyler Robinson, Kristopher Klein and Kate Alexander, together here on the McKale Memorial Center court, are among the many being featured during the weeklong Galaxy Slam celebration.

Watch Marcia Rieke's Russell Lectureship Talk

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Marcia Rieke receives her Russell Lectureship award in person at the 2026 AAS meeting

Daily Wildcat: Explore the cosmos with Steward Observatory’s public evening lecture series

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Dr. Daniel Apai giving his lecture “The Modern Search for Potential Habitats of Extraterrestrial Life in the Solar System and Beyond” at Steward Observatory on November 10.

Reuters: Black hole continues to belch years after chewing up a star

Feb. 6, 2026
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An artist's concept of a tidal disruption event that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole, which reacts by launching a relativistic jet, in this handout image released on June 15, 2018 and obtained by Reuters on February 5, 2026.

Nature magazine: NASA’s latest telescope is a feat of early-career leadership

Feb. 6, 2026
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Pandora’s launch marks a first for many of the scientists and engineers involved in the mission.Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

U of A Astronomy Students Shine at AAS Chambliss Poster Competition

Jan. 30, 2026
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Kate Gold

U of A takes leading operations role in NASA mission

Jan. 29, 2026
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A crew at the University of Arizona Multi-Mission Operation Center, or MMOC, is in charge of mission control of the Pandora satellite.

Chris Impey Wins 2026 Lewis Thomas Prize Honoring the “Scientist as Poet”

Jan. 27, 2026
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