On April 23, 1923, the university celebrated a new, 36-inch telescope that would kick off major astronomical research. Steward Observatory will be rededicated this weekend in honor of its 100-year anniversary.
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DART lifted off in November for a 6.8 million mile journey that will end in a collision with Dimorphos, a 530-foot moon of another, larger asteroid, Didymos
When NASA smashes a spacecraft into an asteroid Monday evening to test whether it's possible to deflect a future killer asteroid, several Arizona scientists will be watching as part of the project.