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

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

An illustration of Comet Read

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

15 May 23

didymos and dimorphos

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

01 Mar 23

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

white dwarf system

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

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