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Astronomy
March 08, 2024
Students Learn Science and Skills With ‘Deep Impact’ in Asteroid Collision Course
November 29, 2023
NASA’s Lucy Mission, Named for Fossilized Human Ancestor, Searches for Origin of Planets
March 01, 2023
Maryland Astronomers Were Central to Planetary Defense Mission That Smashed Into Asteroid Moon Last Year
January 17, 2023
Miniature Analyzer May Revolutionize Astrobiology Discoveries
December 05, 2022
UMD Researcher Leads Team That Made Rare Sighting of Luminous Flash After Star Is Torn Apart
November 17, 2022
Alum Brings Breathtaking Images From James Webb Space Telescope to the Public
October 21, 2022
Quasar Discovery Takes Advantage of Webb Space Telescope’s Infrared Sensitivity
September 28, 2022
Astronomers, Engineers Were Key to NASA DART Mission That ‘Smacked’ Asteroid
August 30, 2022
Discovery on Gas Giant Wasp-39 b Bodes Well for Search for Rocky Earth-like Planets Orbiting Other Stars
February 09, 2022
Astronomers Create New Map of Galaxy Motions, Past and Future
November 18, 2021
UMD Astronomers to Expand and Upgrade Database of Small Space Objects
October 14, 2021
UMD Astronomers Among Team That Found Jupiter-like Planet Survives in Orbit Around Dead Star
May 12, 2021
Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology II Fosters Collaboration on Exploration, Innovation, Diversity
October 01, 2020
UMD Astronomer Part of $1.25M NASA-Funded Feasibility Study
September 20, 2019
UMD-led Study Captures Six Galaxies Undergoing Sudden, Dramatic Transitions
August 01, 2019
UMD Astronomer Helps Discover First Known Planet Hot Enough to Eject Heavy Elements Into Space