12:00-12:30pm Nicholas Erickson (University of Colorado Boulder) EUV/FUV Sounding Rocket Observations of Epsilon CMa to Better Constrain the B Star Contribution to Ionization in the Universe Abstract: Hot star models…
Abstract: The recent gravitational wave detections by LIGO/Virgo revolutionized the way we sense our Universe. These detections have resurfaced a long-standing question about the formation channels of merging black holes…
STEM research and innovations have positively impacted many aspects of our society. Today, the quality of the STEM enterprise must be elevated if the quality of innovation is to meet…
Note: this talk will be held at 10:00am EST via zoom Abstract: Accreting stellar-mass black holes in X-ray binary systems show X-ray variations over a broad range of time-scales, which…
To this day, the exact nature of the detonation mechanism in core-collapse supernovae is still somewhat of a mystery. While numerical models are becoming ever more sophisticated, observations of the…
NOTE: This talk will begin at 10:00am ET Abstract: The galaxy cluster A2146 is undergoing a major merger and hosts two huge, bright Mach 2 shock fronts, which provide a…
Exoplanet: On the hunt for Earth twin, pathway for origin of life Exoplanet collection identified in the last 25 years ranges from massive and big planets like Jupiter to…
NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 10:00 am ET Abstract: HectoMAP combines data from two of the world’s largest telescopes to map the universe at ages & 7.5 Gyr. Hectospec on the MMT…
Moving shadows and pressure bumps: What we learn from multi-epoch, multi-wavelength observations The disk around the isolated Herbig Ae star HD169142 has been studied extensively at multiple wavelengths. Combining our…