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

New ‘Sun Clock’ Reveals that Solar Activity Turns Off and On with Surprising Precision

12 Jun 20

First Asteroid Found Inside Orbit of Venus

16 Jan 20

UMD Astronomers Catch a Natural Comet Outburst in Unprecedented Detail

03 Dec 19

NASA Awards UMD-led Team $7.3 Million to Study Moons of Earth and Mars, Nearby Asteroids

02 Jul 19

‘Oumuamua is Not an Alien Spacecraft

28 Jun 19

UMD Professors Daniel Lathrop and Derek Richardson Named 2019 Distinguished Scholar-Teachers

28 Jun 19

3D illustration of a terrapin hauling itself up onto the top of a cliff overlooking tropical waters

Fearless Science: A Half-Century of Bold Research

26 Apr 19

Now is Your Chance to See a Comet!

11 Dec 18

College Announces 2018 Employee Award Recipients

07 May 18

University of Maryland to Have Key Role in Possible NASA Comet Mission

06 Feb 18

Neil Gehrels

NASA Renames Swift Mission in Honor of Neil Gehrels

11 Jan 18

Zwicky Transient Facility Sees "First Light"

13 Nov 17

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