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Physics & Astronomy Department

UMD student conducts research on Lake Superior and ocean internal tide theory.

Primordial oceans had oxygen 250 million years before the atmosphere

Experience the Solar Eclipse on August 21.

New Engineering Physics Degree Launches at UMD.

UMD alumnus Prabhat Bhatterai shapes a multi-country career in physics.

Saturday, April 22: Free, family-friendly activities to celebrate Astronomy Day and the 50th anniversary of UMD's Alworth Planetarium.

Mark Kallevig merges research and competition with his quest for creative answers.

UMD researchers get a look at a new and extremely rare type of galaxy.

A famous cosmologist, Michael Turner, will make a virtual visit to the UMD Planetarium on May 5.

Saturday, April 23, is the third annual Duluth Physics Olympiad.