Astronomy
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Data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) reveal start-to-finish sequence of an outburst from comet 46P/Wirtanen.
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Manuella Djomaleu, Jillian Kunze and Nicholas Poniatowski honored as three of the university’s most successful seniors.
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Zwicky Transient Facility observations reveal surprising transformations from sleepy LINER galaxies to blazing quasars within months.
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UMD-led team re-examined data from a 2016 gamma-ray burst and found a signature that perfectly matches a gold- and platinum-producing explosion observed by LIGO in 2017.
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Lecture will focus on Gezari’s research into stars ripped apart by supermassive black holes.
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UMD astronomer contributes to discovery of first known exoplanet hot enough for heavy elements to evaporate and escape its atmosphere.
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UMD team is one of eight selected to participate in NASA’s SSERVI program.
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New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitor.
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They will be recognized during the university’s annual Convocation ceremony in the fall.
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The awards will enable four students to study or conduct research in Scotland, at Columbia University and at the University of Maryland.
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Siegall (B.S. ’82, zoology) co-founded Seattle Genetics and Greklek-McKeon is graduating with bachelor’s degrees in astronomy and physics.
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Ten stories—one from each of our departments—highlight some of the most exciting scientific discoveries made by faculty members in the college during the last half-century.
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