{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114366","title":"ASU graduate proves the best science happens outside","body":"Victoria Concepcion didn\u0027t come to Arizona State University just to earn a degree. She came tracking a Mars rover.Concepcion, from Rancho Santa Margarita, California, is graduating this May from the School of Earth and Space Exploration with a Master of Science in geological science. She started\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-13T13:39:55-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/13\/2026-1:39pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Victoria Concepcion started at ASU with a clear goal: to work with the Mars Curiosity rover\u0026#039;s DAN instrument. Along the way, she discovered even more rewarding experiences. Now, she\u0026#039;s graduating with a Master of Science in geological science.","teaser":"Victoria Concepcion didn\u0027t come to Arizona State University just to earn a degree. 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That model has produced extraordinary science, but it has also shaped how research is done: slowly,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T14:06:58-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-2:06pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU successfully flew a thermal-infrared camera aboard Dawn Aerospace\u2019s Aurora spaceplane, marking one of the first university-built cameras to operate in near-space conditions aboard a reusable suborbital vehicle.","teaser":"Rockets dominate how we imagine space research and Earth observation.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/ac85e2_efb881bd29954fdfb9c696d853e9af87~mv2.webp?itok=0tr292Bj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260313-arizona-state-university-leotims-camera-flight-aurora-spaceplane-university-space","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/ac85e2_efb881bd29954fdfb9c696d853e9af87~mv2.webp?itok=0tr292Bj","image_alt":"View of Earth from space, taken by Aurora\u2019s onboard wing camera, which is visible in the upper right of the image.","image_caption":"Aurora\u2019s onboard wing camera captures the aircraft in an inverted position, configured to enable an optical lens payload onboard to photograph Earth. 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Each fellow brings a fresh perspective and bold research ideas that not\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-12T09:15:17-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/12\/2026-9:15am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"","teaser":"The first Beus Prize Fellows have been announced, and they are three exceptional early\u2011career scholars whose creativity, technical talent and scientific vision are already energizing the\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/210414-ASU-Monument-Sign-2469-JO.jpg?itok=aP2-lJM3","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260312-meet-first-cohort-beus-prize-fellows","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/210414-ASU-Monument-Sign-2469-JO.jpg?itok=aP2-lJM3","image_alt":"ASU-Monument-Sign","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"111866","title":"ASU-led SPARCS mission achieves \u0027first light,\u0027 marking the start of its science operations in orbit","body":"The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, has captured its first images of stars from space. This milestone marks the start of its science operations in orbit.Arizona State University leads the SPARCS mission, which is funded by NASA. It is the first mission dedicated to long-term\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-12T09:00:33-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/12\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, has captured its first images of stars from space, marking the start of its science operations in orbit. The mission, led by ASU and funded by NASA, is dedicated to long-term ultraviolet monitoring of nearby low-mass stars, the most common in our galaxy that often have Earth-sized, possibly habitable planets.","teaser":"The Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, has captured its first images of stars from space. 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Then suddenly, you find yourself surrounded by a shower of brilliant, bioluminescent fireworks.This is just the beginning of an ocean expedition into the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-04T15:34:03-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/04\/2026-3:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A team of intrepid researchers from ASU recently embarked on a journey to the hidden depths of the ocean, where alien ecosystems teeming with life thrive among deep-sea hydrothermal vents. They\u0026#039;re hoping to learn more about nitrogen cycling and the microbial life thriving in these extreme conditions, which play a vital role in the ocean\u0026#039;s delicate chemistry and overall health.","teaser":"Imagine descending nearly a mile and a half into a watery abyss, watching the sunlight disappear as the world around you turns completely black.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/IMG_2770.JPG?itok=waQeJjPx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260304-environment-and-sustainability-scientists-explore-deep-sea-learn-about-microbial-life","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/IMG_2770.JPG?itok=waQeJjPx","image_alt":"Researchers aboard a boat as the sun sets behind them.","image_caption":"ASU postdoctoral researcher Sheryl Murdock advises ASU PhD student Alexi Avery before a dive in \u0026quot;Alvin,\u0026quot; a specialized \u0026quot;human occupied vehicle,\u0026quot; or HOV, used by researchers to explore the deep sea. The dive is part of an ocean expedition to study deep-sea hydrothermal vents. 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Historically, Arizona copper has supported the nation\u2019s electrification and supplied\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-24T15:29:51-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/24\/2026-3:29pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Copper is one of 60 critical minerals essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but it has vulnerable supply chains. Arizona State University is partnering with Phoenix-based metals company Freeport-McMoRan to develop advanced technologies involving artificial intelligence and robotics to make domestic copper mining more efficient and to prepare the workforce for this important industry. 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Using the National Science Foundation\u2019s Very Large Array (VLA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter\/submillimeter Array (ALMA), those astronomers found a group of galaxies called protoclusters \u2014 tightly packed, young galaxies growing quickly \u2014 and observed them as they appeared more than 11 billion years ago.","teaser":"Press release written by The National Radio Astronomy Observatory\u0026nbsp;with contributions from Kim Baptista at Arizona State University\u2019s School of Earth and Space Exploration","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/PJ0846_15_New_Optical.jpg?itok=CbkriUF6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260107-cosmic-lens-reveals-galaxy-cradle","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/PJ0846_15_New_Optical.jpg?itok=CbkriUF6","image_alt":"PJ0846_15_New_Optical.jpg","image_caption":"The galaxy cluster lens J0846 in optical light (bottom right), the ALMA view of dust-enshrouded, star-forming galaxies strongly lensed into bright arcs (top right), and a composite view (left) revealing at least 11 dusty galaxies in a compact protocluster core more than 11 billion light-years away, magnified by the foreground cluster\u2019s gravity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCredit: NSF\/AUI\/NSF NRAO\/B. Saxton; NOIRLab, NSF","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"109271","title":"Securing America\u0027s critical minerals supply","body":"You may never have heard of gadolinium, praseodymium or dysprosium, but you use them every day in your smartphone\u2019s display. They are a few of the 60 elements and minerals known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u201d These materials power our lives and are vital to the economy, energy systems and national\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-10T09:53:25-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2025-9:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; They are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at ASU are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials.","teaser":"You may never have heard of gadolinium, praseodymium or dysprosium, but you use them every day in your smartphone\u2019s display.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251210-local-national-and-global-affairs-securing-americas-critical-minerals-supply","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","image_alt":"A graphic depicting the periodic table elements lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum connected to their uses in batteries, microchips, steel, satellites, jets and common items like coins and soda cans.","image_caption":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; Critical minerals are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at Arizona State University are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials. Graphic by Andy Keena\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|NASPO Department of Supply Chain Management|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise|School of Sustainability|W. P. 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This discovery represents a massive leap toward a new understanding on the nature of dark matter.","teaser":"NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed unparalleled details about the early universe: observations of young galaxies with unexpectedly elongated shapes that challenge established ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/darkmatter.jpg?itok=E6_Kff_g","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251209-science-and-technology-james-webb-space-telescope-opens-new-window-hidden-world-dark","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/darkmatter.jpg?itok=E6_Kff_g","image_alt":"Collage of two photos of galaxies.","image_caption":"The top image shows two galaxies from the JWST JADES survey seen in the first 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang. The bottom image shows a wave dark matter (PsiDM) simulation by the Pozo et al. team that illustrates the underlying smooth filamentary structure in the cosmic webb that utra-light dark matter particles would sustain, leading to star formation eventually happening in the densest dark matter regions, which also accumulate the hydrogen gas out of which these stars form. 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These teams will explore a wide range of topics across the field of astrobiology, from the cosmic origins and formation of planetary\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-05T17:14:01-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/05\/2025-5:14pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"NASA\u2019s Astrobiology Program has selected four new interdisciplinary research teams as part of its Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR). These teams will explore a wide range of topics across the field of astrobiology, from the cosmic origins and formation of planetary systems to the origins, evolution and potential existence of life beyond Earth. Faculty from Arizona State University\u2019s School of Earth and Space Exploration will take part as one of four research teams participating in the ICAR program.","teaser":"NASA\u2019s Astrobiology Program has selected four new interdisciplinary research teams as part of its Interdisciplinary Conso","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/InvOW.jpg?itok=vwW4dF9f","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251205-investigating-ocean-worlds","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/InvOW.jpg?itok=vwW4dF9f","image_alt":"InvOW.jpg","image_caption":"The Investigating Ocean Worlds (InvOW) project will measure organic compounds across three domains: the subseafloor (A), the ocean (B) and the cryosphere (C), with a goal of helping NASA apply what has been learned about the Earth\u2019s oceans to other places in the solar system. 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Captured by the mission\u2019s multispectral imager, these observations are helping astronomers refine the trajectory of 3I\/\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-04T16:43:45-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/04\/2025-4:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"During an eight-hour window in early September, the Psyche spacecraft captured detailed observations of comet 3I\/ATLAS from 33 million miles away. Thanks to the ASU-led mission\u2019s highly sensitive imaging system, astronomers are gaining new insights into the comet\u2019s trajectory and its faint surrounding coma \u2014 contributing to NASA\u2019s broader effort to understand and monitor objects moving through our solar system.","teaser":"The Psyche spacecraft observed interstellar comet 3I\/ATLAS over the course of eight hours on Sept. 8 and 9, when the comet was about 33 million miles (53 million kilometers) away.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/PIA26667_IMGA_3I_30s_annotated_251022-1.png?h=3db152f5\u0026amp;itok=9Qwtobeh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251204-nasas-psyche-mission-tracks-interstellar-comet-3iatlas","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/PIA26667_IMGA_3I_30s_annotated_251022-1.png?h=3db152f5\u0026amp;itok=9Qwtobeh","image_alt":"3I\/Atlas.png","image_caption":"As shown in this annotated composite image, NASA\u2019s Psyche mission acquired these four observations of interstellar comet 3I\/ATLAS over the course of eight hours on Sept. 8 and 9, when the comet was about 33 million miles (53 million kilometers) from the spacecraft. 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A new study recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and led by Arizona State University ecosystem scientist\u00a0Heather Throop looks at how these vast regions process dead plant material \u2014 the leaves, stems and branches that fall to the ground each year.","teaser":"Drylands, which include some of the world\u0027s most arid and semi-arid ecosystems, cover nearly half of Earth\u0027s land surface and play a central role in global nutrient and carbon cycling.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/photo1.png?itok=_ed_AdjC","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251121-new-study-reveals-hidden-drivers-carbon-cycling-worlds-drylands","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/photo1.png?itok=_ed_AdjC","image_alt":"Dead plant material tangled around a dried, dead plant in the dirt","image_caption":"Dead plant material accumulates around a dead shrub in the Namib Desert. 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Comprehending the climate and water cycle on early Mars is crucial for scientists to evaluate its past habitability and to guide future missions in search of signs of life beneath the surface.","teaser":"Unraveling the volcanic history of Mars is not just a scientific pursuit but a key to unlocking the planet\u2019s geological past, internal structure and potential habitability.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/volcano.jpg?itok=hIqkVWSs","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251014-science-and-technology-quiet-volcanoes-violent-eruptions-and-tropical-ice-new-studies","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/volcano.jpg?itok=hIqkVWSs","image_alt":"View of a Martian volcano.","image_caption":"Image of Mars\u0026#039; Arsia Mons volcano taken by NASA\u0026#039;s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter\u0026#039;s Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on May 2. 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And by the time emergency managers receive satellite imagery, the situation has already changed.Paul Grogan, an associate professor of industrial\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-03T15:13:56-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/03\/2025-3:13pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Satellites, sensors and models unite in Associate Professor Paul Grogan\u2019s work to deliver faster, smarter disaster response, turning orbiting assets into lifesaving allies.","teaser":"Wildfire smoke curls over a mountain range.A river swells over its banks after days of heavy rain.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/SCAI-Paul-Grobin-2025-EG-7208-a_1920x1080.jpg?itok=wde7i7L1","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251003-ash-sky-water-run","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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Many of these worlds are unlike those found in our solar system, raising fundamental questions about how planets form and evolve.Researchers in Arizona State University\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-24T14:23:40-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/24\/2025-2:23pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Using NASA\u0026#039;s James Webb Space Telescope, ASU researchers revealed the makeup of the atmosphere of exoplanet WASP-80, one of the most complete datasets of a single planet cooler than ~1,000 Kelvin. 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Scientists think the spots may indicate that, billions of years ago, the chemical reactions in this rock could have supported microbial life; other explanations are being considered. 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The model, which links star formation to cosmic acceleration, gives the right growth over cosmic time and the right balance of energies today.","teaser":"Scientists have long sought to understand the universe\u0027s accelerating growth, but physical explanations for dark energy, the material responsible for this effect, have remained elusive.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/CCBH_kitt_peak_national_observatory.jpg?itok=29fyyRzU","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250822-science-and-technology-breakthrough-dark-energyblack-hole-connection-sheds-light-neutrino","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth \u0026amp; Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Kim Baptista","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4662","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/CCBH_kitt_peak_national_observatory.jpg?itok=29fyyRzU","image_alt":"Time-lapse photo of an observatory with stars swirling above it.","image_caption":"The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation\u2019s Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory \u2014 a program of NSF NOIRLab \u2014 in Arizona. Photo credit: KPNO\/NOIRLab\/NSF\/AURA\/B. Tafreshi (Used under a CC BY 4.0 license)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"Beus Center for Cosmic Foundations|School of Earth and Space Exploration|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Science|Space exploration|Research","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}}]}