Grant For Research 80NSSC19K0416
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- This is a $342,348.34 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona for a research project titled "Active Asteroids are Interesting Because They Represent a New Population of Objects Where Surface Activity is Derived from a Range of Exogenic Factors Such as Hypervelocity Impacts, Rotational Instability Driven by YORP Effect." The grant is a civilian award with a performance period from February 14, 2020 to February 13, 2024....
- The University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, has been awarded a $150,000 research grant (contract 23-PLANET23-0015) to investigate the hydrothermal history of primitive asteroids through coordinated microanalysis of carbonates in meteorites and returned samples. The grant, awarded by a civilian federal agency on November 1, 2024, will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2027. This research initiative aligns with broader...
- The University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, received a $141,596 research grant award from a civilian federal agency (via the Shared Services Center) with an ultimate completion date of October 25, 2026. The award was presented without set-aside designation. The research initiative aims to improve thermal emission data interpretation for airless celestial bodies, particularly addressing ambiguities in existing thermal models. Specifically, the work responds to...
- The University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, was awarded a $744,406.75 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue their astrometry research on Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). The grant provides funding to use competitively-allocated telescopes larger than 2 meters in diameter to improve the accuracy of predictions of close approaches and prevent scientifically interesting NEOs from becoming lost. The research focuses on promptly...
- The University of Arizona, operating as the Arizona Board of Regents, has been awarded a $3.8 million grant for Spacewatch Astrometric Follow-up of Priority Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). The contract, awarded on April 20, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of April 8, 2027, represents a non-set-aside research grant supporting astronomical observation and analysis activities. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, leveraging the university's established capabilities in astrophysics and...
- This is a $2,876,546.34 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the University of Arizona for a research project related to near-Earth asteroids and comets. The effort, which has an April 2024 completion date, aims to advance the understanding of potential asteroid and comet impacts with Earth and the possibility of preventing such natural disasters. The University of Arizona, a public research institution and Hispanic Serving Institution, will leverage its expertise in astrophysics,...
- This is a $735,611 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona to continue research on the physical characterization of small near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) less than 150 meters in diameter. The research objectives are to determine the rotation state, surface composition, and physical properties such as albedo and diameter of 144 small NEAs using photometric and spectroscopic observations with the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility. This work...
- This is a $684,039.40, 3-year grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, for continued archiving, reprocessing, and curation of Spacewatch astronomy data. The grant supports the reprocessing of Spacewatch's legacy data to conform to modern data standards, maintaining and upgrading the database, and exporting it to NASA's Planetary Data System. The effort will also involve targeted...
- This is a $107,899.25 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, for the project "Tools for Advanced Dynamical Characterization of Solar System Small Bodies." This effort involves research and development on advanced tools to characterize the dynamics of small bodies, such as asteroids and comets, within our solar system. The University of Arizona, a public research university...
- The University of Arizona, operating under the Arizona Board of Regents, has been awarded a $9.93 million grant by a Civilian Shared Services Center to support the Catalina Sky Survey for Near-Earth Objects. The award, issued September 1, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027, represents a non-set-aside research grant supporting astronomical survey operations based in Tucson, Arizona. This initiative aligns with NASA's ongoing efforts to detect, track, and characterize...
The University of Arizona, performing through its Arizona Board of Regents entity in Tucson, Arizona, received a $619,710.91 research grant award from a civilian federal agency to develop and deliver global color composite products of asteroid (433) Eros. The project, titled "Synthesis of Global Color Mosaics of Asteroid (433) Eros," addresses a significant gap in planetary science data by creating comprehensive, radiometrically and geometrically corrected multispectral imaging (MSI) products from the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission. The contract was awarded on March 5, 2019, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024, and carries no set-aside designation. The award was made without a specific set-aside used designation, indicating broad competitive procurement. Under this grant, the University of Arizona will implement advanced remediation techniques to recover the geometric and radiometric accuracy of NEAR MSI images affected by hydrazine contamination on the spacecraft's optics, specifically targeting the 450-, 550-, and 1,050-nanometer filters that experienced the most degradation. The institution will develop globally controlled mosaics across all MSI filters, project these images onto the Gaskell shape model of Eros, and apply photometric corrections to generate band-ratio and composite maps suitable for scientific analysis of asteroid surface composition, regolith grain size, and space weathering effects. All products will be delivered to the Planetary Data System (PDS) archive, and the project includes enhancements to the Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers Version 3 (ISIS3) to facilitate these objectives, along with updated spacecraft position and orientation data for the individual MSI frames.
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| Not listed | ($12) | 8/27/25 | ||
| P00006 | Funding Only Action | ($12) | 8/27/25 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 9/29/23 | ||
| P00005 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 9/29/23 | |
| Not listed | $0 | 2/2/22 |