The descent stage holding NASA's Perseverance rover can be seen falling through the Martian atmosphere, its parachute trailing behind, in this image taken on Feb. 18, 2021, by the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

UArizona-Led HiRISE Camera Helped Guide Mars Rover to the Perfect Spot

February 24, 2021

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February 10, 2021

A New Way to Look for Life-Sustaining Planets

The Very Large Telescope, or VLT, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert. VLT's instrumentation was adapted to conduct a search for planets in the Alpha Centauri system as part of the Breakthrough initiatives. This image of the VLT is painted with the colors of the sunset reflected in water on the platform. A. Ghizzi Panizza/ESO

February 08, 2021

OSIRIS-REx to Fly a Farewell Tour of Bennu

This artist's concept shows the planned flight path of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its final flyby of asteroid Bennu, which is scheduled for April 7. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

January 26, 2021

UArizona-Led OSIRIS-REx Mission Plans for May Asteroid Departure

This artist’s concept shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing asteroid Bennu to begin its two-year journey back to Earth. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

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