Pac NW wines will do fine, but Napa, Bordeaux face challenges, says ESSIC director Antonio Busalacchi. Photo: Tony Busalacchi.
When black holes devour a star, they become beacons of light, writes UMD astronomer Suvi Gezari in Sky & Telescope. Photo: NASA
Animation from satellite and ground data shows the June 13, 2013 near-derecho as it grew and spawned tornadoes. Photo: NOAA
UMD-led volunteers used math, drones and satellites in a successful field test of a new weapon to stop the slaughter of South African rhinos.
Guided by UMD computing, the first unmanned aerial vehicle flight of its kind successfully protects an adult rhino and calf in one of South Africa's poaching hot spots.
