This federal contract award was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the University of Arizona, a public research university, to conduct research related to extrasolar debris disks. The $210,087.82 grant aims to systematically reanalyze Herschel Space Observatory data on debris disks to better understand the properties and extent of planetesimal zones around other stars. This research is expected to provide critical information for upcoming exoplanet and debris disk...
This federal award is a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, for research on hydrodynamical processes in planet-forming accretion disks. The grant, valued at $298,723.87, is intended to develop theoretical models of various hydrodynamic instabilities and their impact on disk evolution and planet formation. The research will incorporate realistic factors like disk thermodynamics, dust...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona for research related to planetary systems and minor bodies like asteroids and comets. The award, valued at $88,973.59, runs through August 14, 2024 and does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Arizona, a public research university and 1862 land grant institution, will provide services including theoretical and computational modeling, laboratory experimentation, field...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AP53H, was issued by NASA to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents, to perform three-dimensional protoplanetary disk simulations to better understand the formation of planetesimals, which are the building blocks of planets. The $108,820.21 award, which does not have a set-aside designation, aims to advance scientific knowledge about the early stages of planetary formation, fulfilling NASA's science objectives. The...
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....
This federal contract award, NNX16AB26G, was granted by NASA to the University of Arizona for research on "New Directions in Giant Planet Formation." The $326,861.69 grant will fund theoretical research to explore the limits of the core accretion mechanism for forming giant planets, examining the effects of radiogenic heating and aerodynamic accretion. The research aims to refine model predictions for exoplanet searches across a range of stellar ages and distances. This grant does...
This is a $526,000.00 federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University to study the influence of debris released by giant impacts on the late formation and evolution of the inner solar system. The research will use dynamical methods and results of impact simulations to understand how debris from large impacts on the terrestrial planets, such as the Moon-forming impact on Earth, may have played an important role in the evolution of...
This federal contract award is a grant for research provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona, doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents. The grant, valued at $3,426,305.00, supports a scientific investigation program focused on active galactic nuclei and their host galaxies, as well as debris disk research. This effort builds upon the University of Arizona's prior work with the Spitzer Space Telescope and proposes to leverage new...
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 federal contract award, valued at $84,705.04, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona, a public research university in Tucson, Arizona. The award is for a research grant titled "TOO OBSERVATIONS OF A RE-AWAKENING AGN: EXPLORING THE PHYSICS OF CHANGING-LOOK AGN" with a performance period ending on April 4, 2024. The University of Arizona, which is a 1862 land grant institution and Hispanic Serving Institution, has...
This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Arizona provides $198,132.38 in funding for a research project titled "Debris Disk Variability - Exploring the Diverse Outcomes of Large Collisions During the Eras of Oligarchic and Chaotic Growth." The project aims to study the formation and evolution of planetary systems through observations of young exoplanetary debris disks and their variability. This research will support NASA's goals of understanding the processes involved in terrestrial planet formation. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Arizona is the prime contractor, and the study will leverage the institution's expertise in astrophysics, planetary science, and data analysis. This effort is part of a larger research portfolio funded by NASA and other federal agencies that the University of Arizona has been awarded.