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Firetruck speeding through an intersection

Video: Researching Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications to Reduce Accidents

March 27, 2018

Anthem, AZ serves as a test bed for improving emergency response times by controlling traffic signals.

Reddy and Campbell examine their animation of a Chinese space station flyby.

UA Researchers Track Chinese Space Station as it Falls to Earth

March 21, 2018

As Chinese space station Tiangong-1 falls to Earth, UA astronomer Vishnu Reddy and aerospace engineering graduate student Tanner Campbell are tracking its path using technology they developed in four months—with less than $2,000.

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telescope built by University of Arizona students sees first light

First New Telescope in 20 Years Opens on UA Campus

June 27, 2017

The telescope will be used to track satellites and other objects in space

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So You Want to Analyze Asteroid Dirt

May 8, 2017

In the basement of a building constructed with NASA funds in the early 1960s, University of Arizona scientists prepare to study asteroid dirt from OSIRIS-REx, a first-of-its-kind NASA mission.

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