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University of Maryland physicists help identify merging black holes that may redefine size limits for collapsed stars Scientists observed what appears to be a bulked-up black hole tangling with a more ordinary one. The research team, which includes physicists from the University of Maryland, detected two black holes merging, but one of the black holes was 1 1/2 times more massive than any ever observed in a black hole collision. The researchers believe the heavier black hole in the pair may be the result of a previous merger between two black holes.

The University of Maryland has announced the launch of a new Research Leaders Fellows Program for faculty this fall. The program is designed to support its newest research leaders, helping promising scholars expand their impact in their fields while providing the leadership skills to compete for large-scale multidisciplinary awards.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Commanding Officer, Capt. Ricardo Vigil (top left), and NRL Director of Research, Bruce Danly, Ph.D. (bottom left), and Gerald M. Borsuk, Ph.D., (bottom right) associate director of research for NRL’s systems directorate joined University of Maryland’s Ronald Walsworth, Ph.D, director, Quantum Technology Center for a virtual signing ceremony Sept. 1.