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Zorawar Wadiasingh, a visiting assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland, helped predict and interpret this new cosmic phenomenon.

Almost 1,900 students from our college were set to graduate in May 2025.

UMD astronomy Ph.D. student Ellis Bogat’s work on NASA’s Roman telescope will help researchers see exoplanets hidden in the glare of distant stars.

Astrophysicist Kayhan Gultekin (M.S. ’02, Ph.D. ’06, astronomy) helped analyze the first evidence of gravitational waves passing through the Milky Way—signals likely launched into space by supermassive black holes.

‘Science and Fiction of Planetary Systems’ uses movies, TV, and books to teach scientific truths.

DataRobot CEO Debanjan Saha (M.S. '93, Ph.D. '95, computer science) will be the keynote speaker, and astronomy Ph.D. graduate Gabriel Grell and data science M.S. graduate Teddy Thomas will be the student speakers.

University of Maryland researchers caught a rare glimpse of the atmosphere of a sub-Neptune—a type of exoplanet often obscured by haze and clouds.

Systems engineer Sven Geier (Ph.D. ’00, astronomy) builds space instruments that push the boundaries of measurement, spectroscopy and scientific discovery.

Junior astronomy and anthropology dual-degree student Oliver O’Brien was on an undergraduate team that analyzed two eclipsing asteroids in Jupiter’s Trojan asteroid belt, celestial ‘fossils’ that may contain the history of our solar system’s birth.

The five-year fellowships provide three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February after NASA’s analysis showed a chance of impact with Earth in 2032, but was later ruled out through further observations.