Tagged content: Solar System

New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy

New NASA DART Data Prove Viability of Asteroid Deflection as Planetary Defense Strategy

March 1, 2023
UMD Astronomers on Team Selected by NASA for Moon Exploration Mission

UMD Astronomers on Team Selected by NASA for Moon Exploration Mission

June 22, 2022
New Study Shows the Largest Comet Ever Observed was Active at Near-Record Distance

New Study Shows the Largest Comet Ever Observed was Active at Near-Record Distance

November 18, 2021
$32.5M Cooperative Agreement Between NASA and UMD Expands Public Access to Data on Comets, Asteroids and Other Small Bodies

$32.5M Cooperative Agreement Between NASA and UMD Expands Public Access to Data on Comets, Asteroids and Other Small Bodies

November 16, 2021
New Discovery Offers a Glimpse of Our Solar System’s Potential Fate when the Sun Dies

New Discovery Offers a Glimpse of Our Solar System’s Potential Fate when the Sun Dies

October 12, 2021
Comet ATLAS May Have Been a Blast from the Past

Comet ATLAS May Have Been a Blast from the Past

August 19, 2021
Surprises from Mars: Red Planet has Larger Core and Less Dense Crust than Expected

Surprises from Mars: Red Planet has Larger Core and Less Dense Crust than Expected

July 23, 2021
Three Science Terps Awarded 2021 NOAA Hollings Scholarships

Three Science Terps Awarded 2021 NOAA Hollings Scholarships

July 14, 2021
Why Does Mercury Have Such a Big Iron Core? Magnetism!

Why Does Mercury Have Such a Big Iron Core? Magnetism!

July 1, 2021