Image ASU VELOS Team Finalist in NASA Big Idea Challenge Dec. 11, 2020 VELOS, short for Variable Exploratory Lunar Observation System, is a specially designed launcher and probe system. The VELOS team was one of eight awardees for the NASA Big Idea Challenge in Spring 2020. Read more
Image ASU Space Grant Intern, Elinor Sauer, awarded Dean's Medalist Dec. 2, 2020 "Without the space grant I am not sure I would have had the courage to reach out and find my mentor, and I certainly would have missed out on meeting some really interesting people in a wide array of majors...It ended up being the perfect mix of independent research and community, and I have no doubt the skills I gained will be very helpful after I graduate.” Read more
Image UArizona Space Grant mentor, Dr. Betül Kaçar, wins NASA Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research awards. Nov. 17, 2020 "Betül Kaçar's group explores the evolution of reconstructed ancient proteins and why life on Earth chose the chemical elements it did." Find out more in this article written by Space Grant mentor, Daniel Stolte, and congratulations to the team! Read more
Image "OSIRIS-REx Successfully Touches Asteroid Bennu in Sample Grab" Oct. 21, 2020 The Arizona Space Grant Consortium congratulates PI (and former UArizona Space Grant Intern), Dante Lauretta, and the entire OSIRIS-REx team on this major achievement! Read more
Image The Art of Planetary Science: A Virtual Odyssey Sept. 21, 2020 For International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, 9/26 this event will host a special live stream of the historical Moon documentary, Desert Mo on, followed by a live Q& A session with producer and former (2013) UA Space Grant Fellow, Jason Davis broadcast from the Flandrau Science Center & Eos Planetarium. Read more
Image Honoring Nadine Barlow, NAU Space Grant Associate Director Sept. 2, 2020 On August 17, 2020, Nadine Barlow passed away. Nadine was appointed the NAU Space Grant Associate Director in 2008 and was a dedicated mentor to many students. She will be deeply missed by the AZSGC family. Read more
Image Former UA Graduate Fellow (2002-04), Theresa Crimmins, writes an opinion piece in the Arizona Daily Star. June 25, 2020 Take a moment of your day to read Theresa's important opinion piece on moving forward with tough conversations on race. Read more
Image Dr. Yancy Shirley, UA Space Grant Assistant Director, publishes paper in The Astrophysical Journal June 11, 2020 Using UArizona's radio telescope on Kitt Peak, a team of astronomers probed a vast, cosmic cloud of gas and dust for traces of organic molecules that form the building blocks for life. The team found that such molecules appear hundreds of thousands of years before stars even begin to form. Read more
Image Former ASU Intern, Sarah Smallwood, featured in NASA Women's History Month Article! March 11, 2020 Find out what this AY14-15 ASU intern works on now and who inspired her along the way. Read more