Events
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Oct 22Astronomy Colloquium: Stella Ocker
4421 Sterling Hall
Institution: Brinson Prize Postdoctoral Fellow, Caltech Title: Probing Cosmic Plasmas from Sub-AU to Gigaparsec Scales Abstract: Most of the ordinary matter in the universe takes the form of diffuse ionized gas, or plasma. Characterizing the full distribution of this plasma is critical to understanding how the universe forms its main structures. In this talk, I …
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Oct 26Monday Science Seminar
4530 Sterling Hall
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Oct 29Astronomy Colloquium: Lewis McCallum
4421 Sterling Hall
Institution: Harvard-CfA Title: TBD Abstract: TBD Host: Bob Benjamin Tea and cookies begin at 3:15 PM. Zoom link found here.
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Nov 2Monday Science Seminar
4530 Sterling Hall
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Nov 5Astronomy Colloquium: Sarah Millholland
4421 Sterling Hall
Institution: MIT Title: Migration, Tides, and the Diversity of Extrasolar Worlds Abstract: Many exoplanetary systems contain planets orbiting close to their host stars, with orbital periods of only days to weeks. These planets experience strong tidal forces that can reshape both their orbits and their interiors. Energy dissipation by time-dependent tidal deformations can drive orbital …
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Nov 9Monday Science Seminar
4530 Sterling Hall
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Nov 12Astronomy Colloquium: Laura Kreidberg
4421 Sterling Hall
Institution: Director, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Title: Copernicus Revisited: is the Earth special? Abstract: Nearly 500 years ago, Nicolas Copernicus published his disruptive theory that Earth is not the center of the universe. This “Copernican demotion” has held fast over the centuries, as astronomers have learned that there is nothing particularly remarkable about Earth …
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Nov 16Monday Science Seminar
4530 Sterling Hall
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Nov 19Astronomy Colloquium: Anju Panthi
4421 Sterling Hall
Institution: Birla Institute of Astrophysics, India Title: Study of Exotic Stellar Populations in Open Clusters and Galactic Fields Abstract: Binary interactions can significantly alter stellar evolution, producing exotic populations that cannot be fully explained by single-star evolution. In this talk, I will present a multi-wavelength study of blue straggler stars (BSSs), yellow straggler stars (YSSs), …
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Nov 30Monday Science Seminar
4530 Sterling Hall