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...
This is a $360,602 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, for a research project titled "The Enigmatic Surface of Bennu Using OSIRIS-REx Data to Calibrate Ground-Based Radar Observations of Near Earth Asteroids." The award is not a set-aside contract. The research will leverage data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu to support ground-based radar...
This is a $814,996.38 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona, a public research university in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for atomic-scale analysis of samples returned from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa mission and analysis of analog samples for the future Hayabusa 2 and OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return missions. The research effort is focused on understanding the thermal and weathering history of the...
The University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, has been awarded a $924,726.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on "Characterizing the Role of Solutes and Defects in the Origin of Refractory Planetary Materials." This grant has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2027. The University of Arizona is a public research university and 1862 land grant institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The contract has...
The University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, has been awarded a $94,899.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to execute a balanced science program that supports the agency's exploration initiative. The grant will focus on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, while also advancing discovery in emerging fields by exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities. The grant does not have a set-aside...
The University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, has been awarded a $275,960 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the "EO14042 SESAR-LITE: PROBING THE LUNAR SUBSURFACE TO MEET ARTEMIS SCIENCE GOALS" project. This research grant, which runs through March 30, 2026, supports the University's expertise in astrophysics, planetary science, and other technical disciplines to contribute to NASA's Artemis program goals. The award is...
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, 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...
This is a $752,363 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, to conduct research on the "Origin and Evolution of Sulfides in Asteroid Ryugu." The grant is for the period of July 13, 2023 through July 12, 2026. The University of Arizona is a public research university recognized as a 1862 land grant institution and Hispanic Serving Institution. The...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $224,290.06 grant to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, for research related to human-based exploration of the solar system. The grant, awarded on July 16, 2020, is intended to support the development of innovative and breakthrough technologies that can enable long-duration missions on planetary bodies. No set-aside designation was specified. The University of Arizona, a U.S. state...
The University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, was awarded a $146,998.02 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for scientific research related to the OSIRIS-REx mission. The grant will fund the university's efforts to refine predictions of the surface characteristics of the asteroid Bennu and adapt models as data is collected during the mission. Specifically, the university will investigate the granular dynamic activity affecting the arrangement and distribution of regolith on Bennu's surface, as well as how seismic vibrations and thermal effects may induce regolith motion. This research is intended to assist the OSIRIS-REx science team in understanding the asteroid's composition and evolution. No set-aside designation was specified for this award, which was granted on November 27, 2017 and has a performance period ending on April 28, 2021.