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Jupiter’s south pole, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft from an altitude of 32,000 miles. The oval features are cyclones.

Tucson Camera on Jupiter Mission Reveals Cyclones

Tucson's Planetary Science Institute scientist manages Juno Cam for NASA.
Illustration by Shiang-Harn Hwang

An Unexpected Connection Between Sunny Tucson and Arctic Norway

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Missing in America Project honors departed veterans; a mother's hopes for her daughter's future; and author Ron Carlson on the inspiration for "News of the World".

787,000 Arizonans Expected to Travel for Holiday

Anticipated travel by state residents up 3% from last year, despite higher costs.
White lettering on a gold overhang on the westside entrance for One South Church.

Downtown Tucson Renewal Sparks Office Space Interest

Tucson's high-rises, including its tallest, are destinations for business, legal sectors.
The sun blazes before it begins to set.

Cooling Stations Offer Urban Respite from Summer Heat

The sun can be deadly, but help is available in Tucson.

TEP Deal to Provide Solar Electricity for 21K Homes

The array, to be finished in 2019, will be the largest in TEP's renewable energy portfolio.
Pima County Board of Supervisors at a meeting in early April 2015.

$1.26B Pima County Budget Gets Tentative OK; Taxes Rise

$18.47 a year property tax increase for median home will help pay for street work.

Take a Dip: Tucson-Area Swim Pools Open for Summer

City has 11 already operating, another 9 next week; Pima County opens 9 Saturday.
A few locations of the University of Arizona's planned micro-campuses.

UA Expands Global Footprint With Micro-Campuses

The university says it will be capable of educating more than 25,000 international students abroad.
The dome of a telescope at the UA Sky Center campus on Mount Lemmon.

Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Open House Saturday

Telescopes, exhibits and family activities show off science of the mountain.

Sales Tax Initiatives Ready for Tucsonans' Vote, Groups Say

Organizers say they have the signatures to send the tax questions to voters.

Tucson Wages Grow Slower Than Phoenix, State

Wages up by less than 2 percent; Arizona average is 5.5 percent.

Episode 138: Sales Tax Passes - Tucson's Plans to Spend on Roads, Safety

Plus: decriminalizing mental illness, the end of the Legislative session and the state of the city budget.
An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit of sediments dropped by streams where the topography flattens and the water can spread over a broad area, typically at the exit of a canyon.

'Mars is Beautiful,' UA Scientists Enthuse Over Book of HiRISE Images

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Finding a future for historic Tucson places to become community art spaces; tune in with the UA amateur radio club; and new music from the Weiss / Soflin duo.
The downtown Tucson Police Department station, South Stone Avenue.

Tucson Police to Take Mental Health 'First Aid' Training

Goal is to keep people in crisis out of jail and get services.
A pothole on a Tucson street.

$100M Road Repair Plan Floated for Pima County

County chief proposes 25 cents of property tax be dedicated funding source.

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