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A research team using new methods to analyze data from NASA’s Curiosity rover and its neutron spectrometer Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons, or DAN, on Mars was able to independently verify that fracture halos contained water-rich opal, potentially serving as an important resource for human exploration.| news.asu.edu
For the 10th year in a row, Arizona State University is No. 1 in innovation in the newly released annual “Best Colleges” 2025 rankings by U.S. News & World Report — just one of many top rankings earned by the university.ASU has placed first in the peer-nominated category every year since the “most innovative” category was created by U.S. News & World Report magazine, and the university has ranked ahead of MIT and Stanford University each time.| news.asu.edu
New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater use and extreme droughts.| news.asu.edu
The Valley of the Sun is in a crisis of affordable housing, and a variety of options will be required to not only provide safe and affordable places to live but also to persuade communities to welcome those developments. That’s according to Alison Cook-Davis, the associate director of research for the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University who was part of a webinar titled, “Home is where it all starts,” presented Wednesday by the League of Women Voters of Metro...| news.asu.edu