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The far side of the moon, with distant Earth in the background, is visible in this photo taken by the Chang'e 5-T1 mission.

Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon

Nov. 16, 2023

A University of Arizona team tracked down a contested piece of space junk that crashed onto the moon. Their findings shed light on why it left not one but two craters.

Tracking the Bennu Sample Capsule's Separation from OSIRIS-REx

Oct. 26, 2023

Photo of Vishnu Reddy at the Space Domain Awareness Observatory

Studying Nuclear Waste Orbiting Earth for Space Safety

Oct. 6, 2023

Photo showing bright streaks in an arc across the night sky that are caused by the satellite BlueWalker 3.

Satellite Brightness Threatens Ground-based Astronomy, Research Shows

Oct. 2, 2023

Don’t Miss Comet Nishimura This Weekend, a Once-in-a-Lifetime View

Sept. 8, 2023

Photo of students presenting at the 2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference

UArizona Researchers Develop AI-Powered Methods to Improve Safety in Space

Sept. 7, 2023

UArizona’s Space4 Center Joins International Collaboration Focused on AI and Space Safety

Aug. 16, 2023

Mission to the Moon: Who will win Russian and India's race to the lunar South Pole?

Aug. 11, 2023

This long-exposure image, taken shortly before sunrise, shows stars appearing to “trail” around the south celestial pole (at the center of the circles) above the Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope (SOAR Telescope)

It looked like a bizarre alignment of meteors. It was something else.

Aug. 11, 2023

Image of The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Lunar Orbital Congestion IV- Policy Recommendations

July 10, 2023