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The entire sky in gamma rays with magenta circles illustrating the uncertainty in the direction from which more high-energy gamma rays than average seem to be arriving

NASA’s Fermi Detects Surprise Gamma-Ray Feature Beyond Our Galaxy

12 Jan 24

UMD Microbiology Building with "UMD Science Top Stories of 2023" text

Top Stories of 2023: Climate Change Research, Space Discoveries and More

18 Dec 23

UMD Astronomer Helps Take a Closer Look at ‘Dinky’ Asteroid

28 Nov 23

Mars molten core

Scientists Discover Molten Layer Covering Martian Core

25 Oct 23

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

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