Had a great Open House last night. Tried to do a live video through FB, but need to figure out sound... facebook.com/UMObservatory/…

#GivingDayUMD is here! @UMDAstronomy and UMD Observatory have several funds which we hope you'll support! givingday.umd.edu/search?page=1&… UMD Science, Small Bodies Node

#GivingDayUMD Here are the two we hope you'll help us with: Justin DeSha-Overcash Summer Research Award ter.ps/JDResearch Astronomy Observatory Gift Fund ter.ps/obsgift Thank you!!

Reminder: Open House tonight (20 Mar) is canceled. Please check our FB page for more detailed updates and links to online activities!

For the first time #GradMap goes virtual! This year, we have an amazing cohort from all over! Follow #GradMapWW21 for exciting updates on our Winter Workshop (WW) activities starting tomorrow! #BlackInAstro #BlackInPhysics #LatinxInStem #UMD

Today the #GradMapWW21 students got to chat with two amazing scientists, founder of the National Astronomy Consortium Prof. Aaron Evans, and founder of the Fiske-Vanderbilt bridge program Prof. Keivan Guadalupe Stassun

Check out these awesome pictures from today's tour of the UMD Quantum Computing Lab at #GradMapWW21!! Now off to join the quantum showcase panel at The Conference for Undergraduate Underrepresented Minorities in Physics (CU2MIP)

#GivingDayUMD is here! Last year UMD Science raised over $42,000. Support a bright new generation of #ScienceTerps with #FearlessIdeas! Donate now at go.umd.edu/givetocmns.

Thank you!

Deadline for NASA Internships is Fri 5 Mar!

Thanks to local observer DavidC who prompted us to check our cameras... Caught the 2nd stage burn of the SpaceX Starlink 21 launch from this morning 14 Mar. #spacex #Starlink21 @RobbMDWxMedia

The #Starlink21 2nd stage rocket burn was also caught in two of our AS7 cameras... cam 39, then cam 38 as well as 3 other systems in the region. archive.allsky.tv/AMS7/CUSTOM/SP… Thanks to MH for collating the videos.

That's pretty cool! Dean Varshney visits a number of graduates, including UMD Science @UMDAstronomy student R. Scrandis!

Let’s come together for Science Terps. +Mike A'Hearn Endowed Lectureship ter.ps/givdayahearn +Neil Gehrels Memorial Endowment in Astrophysics ter.ps/givdaygehrel +Astronomy Observatory Gift Fund ter.ps/givdayobserv #ScienceTerps

Only ~ 8 hours left in Giving Day! Even small gifts can have a huge impact on our astronomy community. This #GivingDayUMD, give to + A'Hearn ter.ps/givdayahearn + Gehrels ter.ps/givdaygehrel + Obs Fund ter.ps/givdayobserv to support young #ScienceTerps!

Tomorrow (8/10), catch Alyssa Pagan (B.S. '16, @UMDAstronomy) in an #InstagramLive conversation with NASA Webb Telescope! As Science Visuals Developer with Space Telescope Science Institute, Alyssa processes and creates #NASAWebb's color images. #TuneIn at 2 p.m. ET ➡️ instagram.com/nasawebb/

While on vacation, Elizabeth fortuitously got a view of the Chinese Long March 7A launching Shijian 23 into a geostationary transfer orbit

Once again UMD, CMNS, and Astronomy are asking for your generous support. Today is Giving Day. I am "championing" 3 funds selected by the department: Astronomy - Mike A'Hearn Endowed Lectureship givingday.umd.edu/p2p/293292/eli… #GivingDayUMD #ScienceTerps

Once again UMD, CMNS, and Astronomy are asking for your generous support. Today is Giving Day. I am "championing" 3 funds selected by the department: Astronomy - Andrew S. Wilson Prize for Excellence in Research givingday.umd.edu/p2p/293291/eli… #GivingDayUMD #ScienceTerps

Once again UMD, CMNS, and Astronomy are asking for your generous support. Today is Giving Day. I am "championing" 3 funds selected by the department: Astronomy - Neil Gehrels Memorial Endowment in Astrophysics givingday.umd.edu/p2p/293293/eli… #GivingDayUMD #ScienceTerps