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UMD Astronomers Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System

13 Feb 25

Moon is Not As “Geologically Dead” As Previously Thought, New Study Reveals

27 Jan 25

Currie’s modern mirror design awaits thermal testing in a chamber at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Latest Moon Mission Carries a New Reflection on History

15 Jan 25

The Moon’s Biggest and Most Ancient Crater Is More Circular Than Previously Thought

06 Dec 24

Sasha Philippov

Sasha Philippov Awarded 2024 Packard Fellowship

15 Oct 24

New Study Eases Concerns Over Possible “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm

07 Oct 24

Catching Cosmic Waves

20 Sep 24

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UMD Physicists Advance NASA’s Mission to ‘Touch the Sun’

12 Sep 24

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Curious About the Cosmos

12 Sep 24

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

23 Aug 24

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UMD Astronomers Investigate Eternal Darkness and Daylight on Distant World

15 Aug 24

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Astronomy Associate Research Scientist Patrick Whelley Answers Questions About the Moon

19 Jul 24

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