Astronomers Find Pairs of Black Holes at the Centers of Merging Galaxies

Observations reveal early stages of black hole mergers during final stages of galaxy coalescence.

UMD’s Christopher Jarzynski Awarded American Physical Society’s Lars Onsager Prize

Jarzynski was honored for outstanding research in theoretical statistical physics.

UMD’s Raman Sundrum Awarded American Physical Society’s J.J. Sakurai Prize

Sundrum was honored for a model proposing that a warped extra dimension exists in the universe, which solves a longstanding problem in theoretical particle physics.

New Method Peeks Inside the “Black Box” of Artificial Intelligence

UMD researchers help explain why machine learning algorithms sometimes generate nonsensical answers.

Astronomy’s Erin Kara Awarded Inaugural Neil Gehrels Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship

Previously known as the Joint Space-Science Institute (JSI) Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship, the fellowship was renamed in honor of JSI founding member Neil Gehrels (1952–2017).

A Prolific Legacy: Biology’s Arthur Popper Publishes 67th Book in Auditory Research Series

Popper, who retired in 2014, remains involved in research on hearing and on the effects of man-made sound on marine life.

College Welcomes 19 New Faculty Members this Fall

The faculty members joined nine departments in the college.

NASA’s Fermi Mission Energizes the Sky with Gamma-ray Constellations

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope celebrates 10 years of observations with a map of 21 constellations connecting known gamma-ray sources.

‘Pulsar in a Box’ Reveals Surprising Picture of a Neutron Star’s Surroundings

Simulation reveals particle behaviors that may help explain how neutron stars emit gamma-ray and radio pulses.

All in the Family: Kin of Gravitational Wave Source Discovered

New observations suggest that kilonovae—immense cosmic explosions that produce silver, gold and platinum—may be more common than thought.

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