UMD alum leads long writing career, inspires Hollywood movie
Jeffrey Kluger co-authored a book that was adapted into a movie called Apollo 13 in 1995.
UMD students name asteroid ‘Diamondback’ after completing research for astronomy class
Students published their scientific findings about the physical properties of an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, which they later named “Diamondback.”
Thousands of UMD community members watch 2024 solar eclipse
This university's computer, mathematical and natural sciences college, astronomy department and Space Sciences Outreach Cooperative hosted the event.
UMD astronomers invited students to watch Mercury pass in front of the sun
They set telescopes up outside the Atlantic Building on Monday.
At UMD’s Art Gallery, Lia Halloran pays homage to early women in astronomy
‘The Same Sky Overarches Us All’ opened in Art-Sociology Building last Wednesday.
UMD is part of a group advising a protested telescope in Hawaii
The billion dollar project will reportedly provide images 12 times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope.
“You and I are made of the cosmos”: Bill Nye headlines packed event at UMD
Nye, among other scientists, discussed the possibilities of an asteroid impact.