Dr. Daniel Apai Receives Lifetime Honor for Distinguished Contributions to Astrobiology and Astrophysics
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced its newest class of AAAS Fellows, which includes Steward Observatory’s Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Daniel Apai. Dr. Apai is one of only 502 scientists across the nation to receive this honor—a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.
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Congratulations to the CatSat team for a successful satellite integration at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Next step: orbit!
At dawn on April 24, 2024, a student-led team from the University of Arizona climbed into a vehicle headed 660 miles across state lines to ...
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Congratulations to Mount Lemmon SkyCenter on being ranked #1 by the “Space Tourism Guide” in their 2024 list of “The 10 Best Observatories in the U.S. to Visit in 2024.”
For those of you who know and love astronomy, it should come as no surprise that the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter outside Tucson – one of the nation’s best cities for limiting light pollution –, Arizona – one of the nation’s best states for protecting dark skies – tops the list.
Operated by the University of Arizona, the SkyCenter is a real gem for astronomy enthusiasts. It’s home to two of the largest telescopes available to the...
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