Solar System | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland

UMD Astronomers on Team Selected by NASA for Moon Exploration Mission

22 Jun 22

New Study Shows the Largest Comet Ever Observed was Active at Near-Record Distance

18 Nov 21

$32.5M Cooperative Agreement Between NASA and UMD Expands Public Access to Data on Comets, Asteroids and Other Small Bodies

16 Nov 21

New Discovery Offers a Glimpse of Our Solar System’s Potential Fate when the Sun Dies

12 Oct 21

Comet ATLAS May Have Been a Blast from the Past

19 Aug 21

Surprises from Mars: Red Planet has Larger Core and Less Dense Crust than Expected

23 Jul 21

NOAA

Three Science Terps Awarded 2021 NOAA Hollings Scholarships

14 Jul 21

Mercury

Why Does Mercury Have Such a Big Iron Core? Magnetism!

01 Jul 21

UMD-led Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology Signs $178M Cooperative Agreement to Continue Partnership with NASA Through 2027

11 May 21

Space Weather Mission Gets $1.25 Million and a Green Light for Feasibility Studies

14 Sep 20

Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

10 Aug 20

Derek Richardson

UMD Astronomy Professor Derek Richardson Receives Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize

09 Jul 20

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