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Four UMD Students Named 2016 Goldwater Scholars
UMD is one of five institutions with all four nominees named scholars: sophomore Yousuf Khan and juniors Adam Berger, Katherine Cordwell and Mark Moretto.
Caught For The First Time: The Early Flash Of An Exploding Star
Supernova “shock breakout” observed for the first time in visible light.
Warmer Oceans Could Produce More Powerful Superstorms
Simulations of Hurricane Sandy with warmer ocean temperatures resulted in storms more than twice as destructive.
Meet UMD Astronomy and Physics Major Junellie Gonzalez Quiles
Quiles came to UMD from Puerto Rico to pursue her dream of becoming an astrophysicist.
Astronomers Catch a Black Hole Shredding A Star to Pieces
UMD scientists contribute to observation of closest tidal disruption in nearly a decade.
College boasts three subject areas in top 25 of Best Global Universities ranking and three departments in top 50 of Academic Ranking of World Universities.
New Horizons Reveals Pluto’s Striking Surface Variations & Unique Moon Rotations
UMD astronomers Silvia Protopapa and Douglas Hamilton contribute to first published results from Pluto flyby.
UMD, Partners Receive $4.5 Million to Study Cosmic Flashes
In new courses, UMD undergraduates will analyze telescope data from GROWTH network.
Astronomers Identify a New Mid-size Black Hole
UMD and NASA led study strengthens the case for the existence of a third major class of black holes.
Black Holes: Supermassive Guardians of the Galaxies
UMD astronomers are dedicated to finding and demystifying supermassive black holes, bringing us closer to understanding the origin of the universe and the nature of matter itself.
Rosetta Spacecraft Sees Sinkholes on Comet
Unprecedented imagery peers beneath the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.