How special is the Milky Way Galaxy?
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A “saga” about 101 galaxies like the Milky Way and their companions.
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U robotics team receives bronze at national competition
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The team from the U’s John and Marcia Price College of Engineering took third place at NASA’s Lunabotics Challenge.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Nick Baret
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“I learned during my internship how to work through something failing for months and not give up.”
Read MoreHere’s how to forge metal on the moon
U students aim for the moon in NASA competition, and nail it with their proposal for refining iron on lunar surface.
Read MoreNASA’s Webb makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
The collaboration of many telescopes on the ground and in space allowed scientists to piece together a wealth of information as the burst was first detected.
Read MoreNew study questions decades-long understanding of gamma ray bursts
On Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense gamma-ray radiation swept through our solar system. The new source turned out to be the brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed.
Read MoreSearching for life in the universe
“Is there life out there?” It’s the one question that has puzzled humankind for centuries.
Read MoreU of U Health experiment prepared for launch to International Space Station
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The experiment will evaluate the effects of space travel on bone marrow cells and platelets circulating in the blood.
Read MoreRepresentation in science
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Black students and scientists have faced unfair and unjust barriers in science.
Read MoreWatch launch of biggest, most powerful telescope
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U astronomer Anil Seth explains why the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope was a cosmically huge deal.
Read MoreWaste of space
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University of Utah engineers develop better method for cleaning up orbiting space junk.
Read MoreBringing astrobiology into prisons
U professor shows how astrobiology helps incarcerated people connect with science.
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