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Shedding Light on Dark Matter with Hubble
May 7, 2024 08:00 PMLecturesSpeaker: Eduardo Vitral (Space Telescope Science Institute)View Webcast -
Sustainability in Operations of Astronomical Research Facilities - NOIRLab's Strategy
April 23, 2024 01:00 PMColloquiaI will give an overview of the NOIRLab Sustainability Program which is aimed at reducing the center's carbon footprint from electricity, travel and vehicles by 50% by the end of 2027. NOIRLab built…View Webcast -
Recipes to Regulate Star Formation at All Scales: From the Nearby Universe to the First Galaxies
April 15 through 19, 2024 09:00 AMSymposiaAnnouncement to Event Attendees Due to a planned outage on Friday, April 12th starting at noon through Sunday, April 14th, access to other Institute resources from this site may be unavailable during…View Webcast -
The Origin of Biomolecules and Information Polymers on Terrestrial Planets
April 5, 2024 12:00 PMLecturesThe origin of life on Earth is one of the fundamental questions of science. A critical issue is how and when biomolecules, such as building blocks of RNA and proteins, appeared after Earth formed.…View Webcast -
Gamma Ray Bursts: Spectacular Explosions from the Distant Past
April 2, 2024 03:00 PMLecturesSpeaker: Giovanna Pugliese (API / University of Amsterdam) A gamma-ray burst is the brief, powerful emission of gamma-rays, the highest energy form of light. First observed over 50 years ago, gamma-ray…View Webcast -
YAE In-Person Family STEM Forum
March 14, 2024 05:00 PMCommunity EventsPlease join us in-person to learn more about astronomy during our Youth for Astronomy and Engineering Program event "Family STEM Forum" followed by an opportunity to engage in hands-on activities…View Webcast -
ULLYSES: Continuing the Voyage of Discovery
March 11 through 14, 2024 12:00 AMWorkshopsThe observational phase of the HST Ultraviolet Legacy Library of Young Stars as Essential Standards (ULLYSES) program initiated by the STScl Director in 2019 was completed in 2023. ULLYSES provides a legacy…View Webcast -
The Prevalence and Origin of the Alpha-Bimodality in the Local Group
March 6, 2024 03:00 PMColloquiaThe recent era of large, ground-based abundance surveys has unraveled the chemical structures of our Milky Way galaxy. The most striking abundance feature is the alpha-abundance bimodality. The low-alpha…View Webcast -
The Total Solar Eclipse of April 2024
March 5, 2024 08:00 PMLecturesSpeakers: Michael Kirk (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and John Maple (Space Telescope Science Institute) On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States,…View Webcast -
The Milky Way Laboratory
February 28, 2024 03:00 PMColloquiaGalaxy centers are the hubs of activity that drive galaxy evolution, from supermassive black holes to feedback from dense stellar clusters. While the bulk of our Milky Way Galaxy is a prime example of…View Webcast -
Habitability and Biosignature Preservation in Magnesium Sulfate Brines: Lessons from the “Spotted” Lakes
February 23, 2024 12:00 PMLecturesObservations of Mars have revealed the widespread presence of paleo-evaporitic deposits, in the form of magnesium sulfate salts. MgSO4 salts have been known to preserve evidence of life on geological…View Webcast -
The New Directly Imaged Planets and Their Substellar Analogs
February 21, 2024 03:00 PMColloquiaDirectly imaged planets are a peculiar population of self-luminous, massive, and young giant exoplanets and brown dwarf companions. JWST has now expanded this population to lower mass, colder, older, long-period…View Webcast -
Astronomy Re-envisioned: Investigating the Physics of Galaxy Evolution with Machine Learning
February 15, 2024 04:00 PMLecturesAstronomical imaging of galaxies reveals how they formed and evolved. While spectroscopy is necessary for measuring galaxies' physical properties, such as their cold gas content or metallicity, it…View Webcast -
CTU-GSP (CTU's Ground Sphere Project): Innovation of a Low-Cost Ground Station for University Use
February 13, 2024 10:00 AMColloquiaThis multi-semester engineering project focuses on researching, designing, developing, and innovating a low budget ground station for use by Capitol Technology University (CTU) students. The project began…View Webcast -
A Tapestry of Gravity: LISA and the Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
February 6, 2024 08:00 PMLecturesSpeaker: Shane L. Larson (Northwestern University) Nearly everything we know about the universe has been discovered using photons - light in all its myriad forms. However, using advanced technology…View Webcast
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