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Artist’s impression of NASA’s DART mission, which collided with the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022 to test planetary defense techniques.

How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids

10 Apr 25

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UMD Astronomer Prepares for Upcoming NASA Mission to Investigate Mysterious Moon Domes

09 Jan 25

UMD Science Top Stories of 2024

Top Stories of 2024: Artificial Intelligence, Earth’s Ancient Mysteries and More

19 Dec 24

New Study Eases Concerns Over Possible “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm

07 Oct 24

NASA’s DART Impact Permanently Changed the Shape and Orbit of Asteroid Moon

23 Aug 24

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Astronomy Associate Research Scientist Patrick Whelley Answers Questions About the Moon

19 Jul 24

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UMD Astronomy Ph.D. Student Joseph DeMartini Awarded Inaugural Schweickart Prize From the B612 Foundation

28 Jun 24

Moon Orbiting ‘Dinky’ Asteroid is Actually Two Tiny Moons Stuck Together

29 May 24

UMD Astronomer Helps Take a Closer Look at ‘Dinky’ Asteroid

28 Nov 23

Quanzhi Ye Awarded 2023 Urey Prize from the American Astronomical Society

11 Aug 23

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UMD Astronomer Leads Study that Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet

15 May 23

New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy

01 Mar 23

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