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The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Ryan Chornock of Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics on “Transient Astronomy and the Violent Deaths of Stars” at a special time on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The advent of systematic time-domain astronomical surveys is opening a new window of […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Sharon Meidt of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy on “How Gas Forms Stars: The Influence of Galaxy Dynamics” at a special time on Monday, Jan. 27, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: The nature of star formation is one of the prevailing […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Rik Williams of Carnegie Observatories on “Galaxy and Group Assembly in the Thermal Era” at a special time on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 4:10 p.m. in Walter 245. Abstract: A dazzling array of galaxy surveys now conclusively show that massive elliptical galaxies emerged far […]

The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Jeyhan Kartaltepe of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory on “How Cosmic Collisions Shape the Universe” at a special time on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 4:10 p.m., in Walter 245. Abstract: Galaxy mergers and interactions are thought to play a key role in the evolution […]