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Astronomy

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Take This Class! Sci-Fi vs. Sci Fact

‘Science and Fiction of Planetary Systems’ Uses Movies, TV, Books to Teach Scientific Truths

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UMD-Led Study Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet

Webb Telescope Provides Rare Glimpse of Distant Planet Unobscured by Haze and Clouds

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Undergraduate Astronomers Observe Rare Asteroid Eclipse

Students Co-author Paper After Analyzing Celestial ‘Fossils’ That Hint at Solar System’s Birth

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Student-Led Classes Help Learning ‘STIC’

Astrophotography Course Focuses on Art to Accompany the Science of Astronomy

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Astronomy Alum Brings Webb Telescope’s Images to Light

Science ‘Visualizer’ Puts the Color and Sparkle in Cosmic Imagery

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How a Newly Spotted Space Rock Went From Terrifying to ‘Quite Interesting’

Chances of Asteroid Apocalypse Wane, But Earth Must Stay Wary, Astronomer Says

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UMD Astronomers Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System

Likely Star-Planet Pair First Detected by UMD-Led Team in 2011

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asteroids

New Study Eases Concerns Over Possible ‘Doomsday’ Asteroid Swarm

UMD Astronomer and Team Found Fewer Dangerous Space Rocks in Earth’s Neighborhood Than Expected

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2 UMD Space Probes Advance to Next Round of $1B NASA Mission Selection

Proposed Projects Each Awarded $5M to Further Develop Plans, Prototypes

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NASA’s DART Impact Permanently Changed the Shape, Orbit of Asteroid Moon

UMD-led Study of 2022 Collision Provides New Insights on Geophysics of Asteroid Formation, Evolution

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star clusters

UMD Astronomers Help Discover a First for the Early Universe

Birth of Star Clusters in Nascent Galaxy Helped Transform the Cosmos

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Back to the Moon—But First, Arizona

UMD Research Scientist Leads Safety Planning for NASA’s Artemis Lunar Test Mission

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