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New U of A President spends his first day on campus exploring the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab

On his first full day on campus, new University of Arizona President Garimella explored the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab with Buell Jannuzi, head of the Department of Astronomy and director of Steward Observatory.

Webb telescope snaps view of an exploded star. It's an invaluable find.

Brenda Frye

Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

Artist's illustration of the exoplanet WASP-107b based on transit observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope as well as other space- and ground-based telescopes, led by Matthew Murphy of the University of Arizona and a team of researchers around the world.

Webb discovered the most distant galaxy ever seen, existing shortly after the Big Bang during the Cosmic Dawn

The authors of the study are Stefano Carniani of Scuola Normale Superiore in Italy and Kevin Hainline, an associate research professor at the Steward Observatory, University of Arizona.

Steward Observatory Professor Brenda Frye & Her Students Discover a Lensed Supernova & Confirm the Hubble Tension

Brenda Frye

Terahertz Intensity Mapper flies high: explore the launch in photos!

UArizona members waiting during one of nine launch attempts. Left to right: Dr. Ian Lowe, Dr. Dan Marrone, Evan Mayer. PC: Susie Zukosky (UIUC)

Giant Magellan Telescope Launches Universo Expansivo Program to Enhance Accessibility in Astronomy Education

Universo Expansivo Program Activity at Los Angeles City of STEM and Makers Faire

Steward PhD alum captures the most detailed infrared map ever of our Milky Way

Images from the ESO's VISTA telescope

THE SEARCHERS: Dave Eggers Writes about Steward Alum Vanessa Bailey

Vanessa Bailey

A Place to Study Eternity: Building the Giant Magellan Telescope

Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab technician