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Small Satellite, Big Search

A U of A-led NASA small-satellite mission called Aspera is investigating how galaxies are formed. It’s also quietly changing how missions of its kind might be conducted in the future. Learn more about the project, its impact on students, and what it means for future space research from Principal Investigator Carlos Vargas within. 

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Homecoming buttons through the years.

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