Astronomy
Expanding Universe of Knowledge
Astronomers Create New Map of Galaxy Motions, Past and Future
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$32.5M NASA Funding Agreement Supports Study of Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites
UMD Astronomers to Expand and Upgrade Database of Small Space Objects
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New Discovery May Offer Preview of Solar System’s Demise
UMD Astronomers Among Team That Found Jupiter-like Planet Survives in Orbit Around Dead Star
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$178M Cooperative Agreement Continues UMD-led Partnership with NASA, Other Institutions
Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology II Fosters Collaboration on Exploration, Innovation, Diversity
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Mission Would Help Answer ‘How’s the Weather—in Space?’
UMD Astronomer Part of $1.25M NASA-Funded Feasibility Study
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Galactic Alter Ego
UMD-led Study Captures Six Galaxies Undergoing Sudden, Dramatic Transitions
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Distant 'Heavy Metal' Gas Planet Cranks It Out
UMD Astronomer Helps Discover First Known Planet Hot Enough to Eject Heavy Elements Into Space
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UMD-led Team Awarded $7.3M to Study Moons, Asteroids for Future Human Exploration
Team One of Eight Selected to Participate in NASA Program
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Op/Ed: What AI Researchers Can Learn From Alchemists and Astrologists
Human-Computer Interaction Pioneer Urges Focus on Enhancing, Not Mimicking, Human Abilities
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Track Changes—in Space
UMD Astronomers Contribute to Discoveries With New Facility Monitoring Sky for “Transients”
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UMD-Led Team Maps “Light Echoes” of Black Hole
Findings Give New Insight Into How Material Is Pulled Into Gravitational Singularity
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In Search of Other Earths
Astronomer Co-authors National Report on Strategy to Study Far-off Planets
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