The UMD physics PhD recipient was honored for quantum computing work. Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation.

Scientific team’s findings from spacecraft data transformed understanding of comets

Research helps explain volcanic hotspots like the Hawaiian Islands. Illustration: Scott French

New study confirms a UMD-led team's finding that Voyager is in interstellar space.

Not-so-horrid native snake keeps Lyme disease in check, a UMD team finds. Photo: Ed Kabay

A discovery by a University of Maryland-led research team offers hope for treating serious visual problems that are permanent unless corrected in early childhood. Illustration: Loretta Kuo

A new UMD-led study suggests large galaxies keep their mass down through a "feast and fast" sequence. Cover image courtesy of Nature.

Honey bees pollinating crops encounter many pesticides, including fungicides that hurt their ability to fight a lethal parasite. Photo: Michael Andree

A critical satellite failure could set back forecasting 10 years, says UMD expert Antonio Busalacchi. Photo: NOAA

When black holes devour a star, they become beacons of light, writes UMD astronomer Suvi Gezari in Sky & Telescope. Photo: NASA