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Student-Led Classes Help Learning ‘STIC’
A new student-led astrophotography course at UMD focuses on art to accompany the science of astronomy.
College Announces 2025 Employee Award Recipients
This year's awardees were selected from a pool of more than 650 nominations from the CMNS community.
UMD Astronomy Alum Brings Space Images to Light
Alyssa Pagan (B.S. ’16, astronomy), a science visuals developer with the Space Telescope Science Institute, puts the color and sparkle in cosmic imagery.
Celebrate Maryland Day on April 26, 2025
The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences will host 49 events.
From Space Science to Science Fiction
How Adeena Mignogna’s (B.S. ’97, physics; B.S. ’97, astronomy) passion for science and space launched two successful—and very different—careers.
Astronomy Visiting Assistant Research Scientist Ronald Gamble Answers Questions About Black Holes
The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences hosted a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything spotlighting astrophysics research.
How a Newly Spotted Space Rock Went From Terrifying to ‘Quite Interesting’
Astronomy's James “Gerbs” Bauer says chances of an asteroid apocalypse wane, but Earth must stay wary.
UMD Astronomers Spot Candidate for Speediest Exoplanet System
A star-planet pair, likely the first of its kind, was detected by a UMD-led team in 2011.
NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients
Congratulations to the over 4,300 Fall 2024 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.
UMD Astronomer Prepares for Upcoming NASA Mission to Investigate Mysterious Moon Domes
With NASA’s selection of a partner to deliver the Lunar VISE mission payload to the moon’s Gruithuisen Domes, scientists take another step toward understanding lunar formation and evolution.
Top Stories of 2024: Artificial Intelligence, Earth’s Ancient Mysteries and More
Revisit our most-read stories of 2024 and discover some that you may have missed.