Normally invisible as it whizzes around outer space, this supermassive black hole revealed itself to UMD astronomers by shimmering as it swallowed a star.

Sharp, fleeting temperature boundaries on the ocean’s surface transform the atmosphere in ways not yet captured by climate and weather models.

The awards enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer.

UMD researchers reconstructed the first-ever timeline of a rare form of methane, exploring whether it could be used to assess future climate progress. 

Sylvain Veilleux and his collaborators will equip a ground-based telescope with the observing power of space telescopes for the first time.