Mount Lemmon News

Two teams of astronomers have detected three new "super-Earths" circling nearby stars - one apparently made of rock and water with a thin sultry atmosphere somewhat analogous to Earth, but much hotter.

Bicyclists setting out for a lung-testing, leg-pumping ride up the Catalina Highway soon will have a new staging area to help them get off on the right pedal.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department has opened Catalina Highway to all traffic, though drivers are being asked to use caution to handle numerous icy patches along the road leading up to Mount Lemmon.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. Posted on December 9, 2009 at 10:17 AM While it's been cold in Tucson, it's been even colder on Mount Lemmon.

Rainfall totals from the winter storm that rolled through Southern Arizona overnight are coming in lower than expected, according to the National Weather Service.

A strong winter storm is expect to reach Southeastern Arizona by Monday evening, with heavy snow accumulations expected above 6,000 feet.

Pam White looks at the Catalina Sky Survey atop Mt. Lemmon while Bill Buckmaster talks about the winter sky with National Sharing the Sky President David Levy.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department placed a restriction on Mt Lemmon Highway as a result of snow and ice conditions on the roadway.

Favorite class: Sophia likes her art class the best, and her speciality is drawing people.

If you're looking for an excuse to stay up into the wee hours tonight, the Leonid meteor shower is a good one.

Mankind has been utilizing stones for construction purposes for thousands of years.

Irish rock legend U2 rarely does things on a small scale, so it should be no surprise that its latest world outing is a stadium tour.

"A Yaqui Easter" by Muriel Thayer Painter, which was published in 1971, is the slimmest volume in the UA Press catalog.

On Friday, a NASA satellite is scheduled to slam into the moon on purpose, and the crash is expected to be visible from earth with a telescope.

UA researchers say the same cosmic-ray technology developed during the Cold War race to build nuclear weapons can be used to predict weather and document climate change.

It has Navajo rugs, pottery, jewelry and a gallery that rivals many museums. It used to be an actual trading post, but now it's a great place to get a look at Navajo culture and tradition.

Astronomers combined observations and meteorite analysis to work out the shape and orientation of the asteroid that crashed into northern Sudan.

We have the perfect companion for you this fall. "Ten Hikes for Autumn," by the Star's Doug Kreutz, is a free trail guide to 10 lovely places best seen at this time of year.

Access to Marshall Gulch picnic area and two popular fall hikes atop Mount Lemmon will be restricted starting Monday and continuing through spring 2010.

REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin blurts out "I love Tucson. It's one of my favorite places." Sure it is, Kevin.