Before-and-after images and measurements revealed a treasure trove of data from the few seconds that it took for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect an asteroid sample, which is currently en route to Earth. Among the findings, published in the journal Science: The particles making up Bennu's exterior are so loosely packed and lightly bound to each other that they act more
(Photo: Chris Richards/University of Arizona)
It was a year that changed everything.
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Arizona responded swiftly to the challenges presented by an unprecedented public health crisis. The entire Wildcat community – from virologists to public health experts to psychologists and everyone in between – contributed their time, energy and expertise to help the university and the nation with life-saving safety efforts and long-term mitigation strategies.
In between, the world watched as UArizona researchers tagged an asteroid, explored previously unanswered questions about the Maya civilization and, yes, figured out what s up with all those crane flies.