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Sasha Philippov Investigates Plasmas Surrounding the ‘Most Mysterious and Exotic Objects in the Universe’

18 Sep 23

Quanzhi Ye Awarded 2023 Urey Prize from the American Astronomical Society

11 Aug 23

Christopher Reynolds

Black Hole Expert Christopher Reynolds Rejoins UMD’s Department of Astronomy

24 Jul 23

An artist's rendering of an array of pulsars affected by gravitational ripples produced by a black hole

Scientists Find First Evidence of Gravitational Waves at Extremely Low Frequencies

28 Jun 23

Shannon Ganley

From Slime to Space Instruments and Solar Panels

20 Jun 23

Astronomers Discover Supernova Explosion Through Rare ‘Cosmic Magnifying Glasses’

12 Jun 23

A view from Hubble Space Telescope shows a dazzling display of lights in the sky, including the afterglow of GRB 221009A

New Study Finds Unique Structure of the ‘BOAT’—Brightest Gamma-ray Burst of All Time

07 Jun 23

An illustration of NASA's Parker Solar Probe flying in front of the sun

New Study Identifies Mechanism Driving the Sun’s Fast Wind

07 Jun 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

An illustration of exoplanet GJ 1214b

Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet’s Atmosphere for the First Time

10 May 23

Laurent Montési

Geology’s Laurent Montési Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study Tectonics in Norway

08 May 23

Mars interior

Scientists Detect Seismic Waves Traveling Through Martian Core for the First Time

24 Apr 23

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