Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023

Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023nprevenasMon, 12/11/2023 - 13:36Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023ImageDante Lauretta, UArizona Regents Professor and OSIRIS-REx principal investigator, victoriously returns from the field where he and other scientists sampled the immediate environment around the sample return capsule before towing it away by helicopter.Chris Richards/University CommunicationsDec. 18, 2023Byline AffiliationUniversity CommunicationsUniversity of Arizona research, scholarship and expertise made headlines around the world once again in 2023.Whether it was the long-awaited return of the sample from asteroid Bennu or developing a new variety of natural rubber from a sustainable source or showcasing the photography of one of Tucson's most famous residents, UArizona's excellence in a variety of disciplines was on full display this past year.Here is a selection of the university's top stories of 2023.A gift from space: UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission delivers largest-ever asteroid sample to Earth: Sept. 24After years of anticipation and hard work by the mission team, the UArizona-led NASA OSIRIS-REx mission successfully landed on Sept. 24 with a capsule containing rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu in the Utah desert. "It was like seeing an old friend that you hadn't seen for a long time," saidDante Lauretta, Regents Professor and principal investigator for OSIRIS-REx during a post-land...
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