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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

Galaxy PJ0116-24, known as an Einstein ring

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Telescopes in Atacama Desert capture extreme starburst galaxy warped into fiery ring

July 15, 2024

Planet next to a fiery mass.

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Astronomers sniff out pungent exoplanet using James Webb Space Telescope

July 08, 2024

Galaxy cluster.

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Webb telescope reveals star clusters in Cosmic Gems arc

June 25, 2024

Scientist taking noted in the field.

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Research on how rocks preserve signs of life honors late ASU mentor

June 24, 2024

An aurora over Earth as seen from space.

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ASU scientist part of NASA DYNAMIC mission proposal team to study space weather

June 20, 2024

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Data analysis with ASU SKYSURF team earns high school student first published research paper

June 19, 2024

Large exoplanet orbiting a star.

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ASU researchers contribute to groundbreaking discovery on exoplanet formation

June 13, 2024

NASA's Shadowcam instrument.

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Tightening the 'collar' around the moon’s darkest mysteries

June 11, 2024

Surface of Jupiter's moon Io.

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Arizona telescope's sharper optics reveal spectacular images of Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon

June 10, 2024

People standing next to ramps as NASA's Europa Clipper Spacecraft arrives at Kennedy Space Center.

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ASU team cheers arrival of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in Florida

June 06, 2024