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Triple Galaxy Merger Sends Mixed Signals

Triple Galaxy Merger Sends Mixed Signals

UMD astronomer finds three merging galaxies that offer insights into black hole mergers and galaxy formation.

First Clear View of a Boiling Cauldron Where Stars are Born

First Clear View of a Boiling Cauldron Where Stars are Born

UMD-led team used NASA’s SOFIA telescope to capture high-resolution details of a star nursery in the Milky Way.

UMD-led Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology Signs $178M Cooperative Agreement to Continue Partnership with NASA Through 2027

UMD-led Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology Signs $178M Cooperative Agreement to Continue Partnership with NASA Through 2027

CRESST II will continue to foster research collaborations between NASA Goddard and partner institutions, including UMD.

Congratulations to the College's Spring 2021 Candidates for Graduation!

Congratulations to the College's Spring 2021 Candidates for Graduation!

The college will confer degrees to over 1600 students during the Spring Commencement Ceremony.

College Announces 2021 Employee Award Recipients

College Announces 2021 Employee Award Recipients

The University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) announced its 2021 employee award recipients on May 4, 2021. Congratulations to all!

Astronomy Ph.D. Student Awarded Prestigious NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship

Astronomy Ph.D. Student Awarded Prestigious NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship

UMD’s Rebecca Levy was selected for one of the National Science Foundation's Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships this year.

Dean's List: Fall 2020

Dean's List: Fall 2020

Almost 3,500 students were named to the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Dean's List for Fall 2020.

NANOGrav Finds Possible ‘First Hints’ of Low-frequency Gravitational Waves

NANOGrav Finds Possible ‘First Hints’ of Low-frequency Gravitational Waves

New analyses of pulsar radio emissions may reveal a long sought-after way to detect gravitational waves.

Congratulations to the College's August and December 2020 Graduates!

Congratulations to the College's August and December 2020 Graduates!

The college will confer degrees to over 650 students during the Winter Commencement Ceremony.

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these events.

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

University of Maryland Astronomers Find X-rays Lingering Years After Landmark Neutron Star Collision

New, most complete start-to-finish view of neutron star merger rewrites the way scientists understand these events.

Space Weather Mission Gets $1.25 Million and a Green Light for Feasibility Studies

Space Weather Mission Gets $1.25 Million and a Green Light for Feasibility Studies

University of Maryland astronomer is part of a team selected by NASA to design a mission for the first global view of space weather.