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Gazing into the Abyss: Tucson researchers help image black hole at the center of our galaxy

By Jeff Gardner

May 19, 2022

On Thursday, May 12, people across the world set their eyes on the first ever image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. This image was the result of an international scientific collaboration called the Event Horizon Telescope, and marks the most significant finding in all of astronomy — at least since the last time the Event Horizon Telescope team imaged a black hole...

The Milky Way above the Atacama Large Array, a network of radio telescopes in Chile that is part of the Earth-sized Event Horizon Telescope. The insert shows the donut-like image of the black hole Sgr A* at its location in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Balsa Wood Buses and a Man Cave Model S

Model bus guru Mark Hart of the Old Pueblo Trolley and Bus Museum talks about the history of Tucson transit and how air conditioning is overrated

By Emily Dieckman
May 12, 2022
No Choice: McConnell doesn’t rule out U.S. Senate vote outlawing abortion if GOP takes control

By Jennifer Shutt, Arizona Mirror
May 12, 2022
House Calls: TMC introduces rovers to attend to your medical needs

By Nicole Feltman
May 12, 2022
Get a Loaf of This!: Thanks to his astounding Barrio Bread, Don Guerra is up for a James Beard Award next month

By Nicole Feltman
May 5, 2022
OSIRIS-NEXT: University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx gets a new NASA mission

By Jeff Gardner
May 5, 2022
Mind the Gap: Report: Arizona needs to graduate more high-school and college students to fill available jobs

By Alexandra Pere
May 5, 2022
The Plot Thickens: Jan. 6 panel asks Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs, other GOP members of the U.S. House to cooperate in probe

By Jennifer Shutt, Arizona Mirror
May 5, 2022
Mental Breakout

By Emily Dieckman
Apr 28, 2022
Between the Lines: Literacy Connects celebrates 10 years of reading and storytelling

By Jillian Bartsch
Apr 28, 2022
Thorny Feast: The Agave Heritage Festival returns to celebrate the spirit and spirits of the Southwest

By Jeff Gardner
Apr 28, 2022
Peacock’s Tale

By Jim Nintzel
Apr 21, 2022
Dollar Dance: Arizona Senate race nets $61.5 million; Kelly one of top U.S. fundraisers

By Camila Pedrosa/Cronkite News
Apr 21, 2022
Sheepherder Stew for Abbey

An excerpt from conservationist Doug Peacock’s new book, Was It Worth It? A Wilderness Warrior’s Long Trail Home

By Jim Nintzel
Apr 21, 2022
Lord Have Mercy: New law shields religious foster, adoption agencies from discrimination lawsuits

By Gloria Gomez, UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror
Apr 14, 2022
Border Burden: Critics doubt Biden administration ready for fallout from ending Title 42

By Emily Sacia, Cronkite News, Stanbridge Cronkite News, Alexia and Alexia Stanbridge, Cronkite News
Apr 14, 2022
Sonoran Explorin': Solving Problems You Didn’t Know You Had

I meet an undercover chef and learn about all the things I’m doing wrong at the SAHBA Home Show

By Emily Dieckman
Apr 14, 2022
No Choice: New Arizona Law Outlaws Abortion After 15 Weeks

By Gloria Gomez, UA Don Bolles Fellow
Apr 7, 2022
Ballot Barriers: Arizona Voters Will Be Asked To Pass A New Law That Will Make It Harder To Vote By Mail

By Jeremy Duda, Arizona Mirror
Apr 7, 2022
Border Battle: Arizona Among Three States Suing To Block Biden From Ending Title 42 For Asylum Seekers

By Brenda Munoz Murguia, Cronkite News
Apr 7, 2022
Steel, Crochet, Plastic, Clay, A Day at the Sculpture Tucson Festival: Taking in the many mediums and approaches to art at the largest outdoor sculpture show in Arizona

By Emily Dieckman
Mar 31, 2022