Space exploration

A person's graduation cap is decorated with a pitchfork and ASU.

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Year in review: ASU's top stories for 2024

A satellite floating in space above the earth.

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Thunderbird at ASU launches into the metaverse with Space Force satellite launch viewing

January 18, 2023

Asteroid streaking across outer space.

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ASU, NASA project zooms in on the structure of meteorites

January 17, 2023

Mars bedrock

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NASA's Curiosity rover discovers water-rich fracture halos in Gale Crater

December 19, 2022

Image of a swath of sky measured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).

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Webb telescope PEARLS project unveils exquisite views of distant galaxies

December 14, 2022

Lauren Gold presents at AGU

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Interplanetary Initiative pilot project researcher presents at American Geophysical Union conference

December 14, 2022

Illustration of the ROAMER microsatellite.

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Interplanetary Laboratory partners with Howe Industries for Space Force funding proposal

December 12, 2022

Artist illustration showing the location and size of a hypothetical cloud of dust surrounding our solar system.

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Hubble detects faint 'ghost light' around our solar system with SKYSURF

December 08, 2022

Nivedita Mahesh stands in the front of a classroom, with a presentation displayed on two screens behind her.

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Community, mentors inspire astronomy student to excel

December 06, 2022

Man wearing glasses and headphones smiles while holding up a small hand-held fan.

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Designing and making for an interplanetary future

December 02, 2022

A "selfie" of the Perseverance Mars rover showing the rover on the right side of the image and the barren Martian landscape behind it.

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Mars Mastcam-Z: Picturing the unexpected on another planet

December 02, 2022