Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to study young sub-Neptunes, a team led by LPL alum Rachel Fernandes and including other U of A scientists has published research providing new insights on planetary formation and evolution. news.arizona.edu/news/combinati…

Finding asteroids before they find us. Meet NASA scientists working to track and monitor near-Earth asteroids, and protect our planet from potential impacts. Our newest film, "Planetary Defenders," debuts on NASA+, YouTube, and X on Wednesday, April 16.

Kudos to LPL grad student Anna Taylor! 🎉

Congratulations, Chaucer! 🥳

Sign of life on an exoplanet? Read my article for more context on the discovery: theconversation.com/scientists-fou… via The Conversation U.S. University of Arizona Steward Observatory, University of Arizona University of Arizona Research UArizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

Kudos to Mackenzie!

Congratulations to our 2025 Galileo Circle Scholars!

Kudos to LPL's Associate Professor Kris Klein! 🎉

Congratulations, LPL Professor Ilaria Pascucci! 🥳

Team led by LPL graduate student Naman Bajaj uses JWST observations to provide a detailed look at how planets form from a turbulent cloud of hydrogen gas.

We are so excited to welcome this meteorite to LPL! Thank you Arizona State Museum for your generosity!

A new study led by LPL's Dr. Sam Crossley reveals a surprising new way planetary cores formed. news.arizona.edu/news/percolati…

Please join us in congratulating Galen Bergsten, who today successfully defended their Ph.D. Dissertation, Modeling Exoplanet Demographics Across Detection Methods. Congratulations, Galen! 📸: Galen is pictured with their Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ilaria Pascucci.

Kudos to LPL graduate student Maizey Benner! 🥳

Congrats to LPL graduate student Anna Taylor! 🎉

Take a look at the contribution to the commentary in Nature Astronomy by LPL graduate student Kayla Smith. nature.com/articles/s4155…

An international team of astronomers including researchers from LPL has unveiled groundbreaking findings about the disks of gas and dust surrounding nearby young stars, using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ALMA. news.arizona.edu/news/revealing…

The University of Arizona ranked #4 in space sciences globally according to the latest report from US News and World report! This ranking includes both LPL and Steward Observatory, University of Arizona. Read more about this honor here: usnews.com/education/best…

Article on the potential impact to LPL planetary missions from the proposed NASA budget. tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0…

Please join us in congratulating Samuel Myers, who today successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation, Understanding the Limits of Simple Thermal Models for Characterizing Near-Earth Asteroids. Congratulations, Sam! 📸: Sam is pictured with his Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ellen Howell