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  1. Celebrating NASA’s 40-Year Legacy of Infrared Astronomy from Space

    December 5, 2023 08:00 PM
    Lectures
    Speakers: Robert Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) Since July 2022, the world has been amazed by the incredible fidelity of the Webb Space Telescope's infrared view of the universe. Yet 2023 also marks anniversaries…
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  2. Improving JWST Data Products Workshop

    November 14 through 17, 2023 09:00 AM
    Workshops
    This workshop will bring together experienced JWST users who have improved, extended, or superseded the STScI calibration pipeline. The first two days will be a plenary session, where participants…
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  3. Making Astronomy Outreach Accessible

    November 7, 2023 07:30 PM
    Lectures
    Speakers: Timothy Rhue & Margaret Carruthers (Space Telescope Science Institute) The public outreach team at the Space Telescope Science Institute works to make astronomy exciting, engaging,…
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  4. The Detection of M-L-T-Y Dwarfs Belonging to our Milky Way Disks and Stellar Halo with the Roman Space Telescope

    October 19, 2023 04:00 PM
    Lectures
    How many low-mass stars are in the Milky Way? And where are these low-mass stars and free-floating planet-like objects in our Galaxy? One can use the High Latitude Survey with the Roman Space Telescope…
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  5. YAE In-Person Family STEM Forum

    October 12, 2023 05:00 PM
    Community Events
    Please 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…
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  6. Exoplanet Characterization from JWST

    October 6, 2023 12:00 PM
    Lectures
    We are now one full year into the era of JWST, NASA’s flagship observatory and the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Exoplanet characterization has historically been dominated by space-based…
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  7. Webb's View of Galaxies Over Time

    October 3, 2023 08:00 PM
    Lectures
    Speaker: Nimisha Kumari (Space Telescope Science Institute) The Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful observatory ever launched into space. With its unprecedented infrared imaging and spectroscopic…
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  8. History of the Roman Observatory Design, and Current Build Status

    September 21, 2023 04:00 PM
    Lectures
    This talk presents the history of the design of what is now the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope observatory. Significant evolution from the 2010 Astrophysics decadal submission to flight is traced, with…
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  9. Cosmic Shadows and Cosmic Structures the CMB as a Large-Scale Structure Experiment

    September 20, 2023 03:00 PM
    Colloquia
    Information about the late-time Universe is imprinted on the small scale CMB as photons travel to us from the surface of last scattering. Several processes are at play and small scale fluctuations are…
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  10. Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs): Progress, Open Questions, and Prospects

    September 6, 2023 03:00 PM
    Colloquia
    A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when an ill-fated star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH), and is torn apart by tidal forces.  TDE observations offer a unique laboratory to…
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  11. Where Gas, Dust, and Stars Meet

    September 5, 2023 04:30 PM
    Lectures
    Speaker: Aleksandra Hamanowicz (Space Telescope Science Institute) Many who gaze at the night sky focus only on the stars, but astronomers see much more. The material among and between the stars, the…
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  12. Webb Space Telescope: The First Year of Science

    August 8, 2023 07:30 PM
    Lectures
    Speaker: Macarena Garcia Marin (Space Telescope Science Institute & European Space Agency) During the first year of its scientific operations, the Webb Space Telescope has opened a new window…
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  13. 2023 HotSci at JHU/STScI

    August 2, 2023 03:00 PM
    Colloquia
    Featuring Intae Jung (STScI) on Lyman-alpha Emission as a Probe of Reionization and Sten Hasselquist (STScI) on Residual Chemical Abundance Analysis of the Milky Way Satellites
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  14. 2023 HotSci at JHU/STScI

    July 26, 2023 03:00 PM
    Colloquia
    Featuring Yuanze Luo (JHU) on A Multiwavelength View of Black Holes and Outflows in Post-starburst Galaxies and Chris Clark (STScI) on Super-Extended Multi-Parsec Dust Emission, and Strange Dust…
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  15. 2023 HotSci at JHU/STScI

    July 19, 2023 03:00 PM
    Colloquia
    Featuring Kielan Hoch (STScI) on Moderate Resolution Spectroscopy of Directly Imaged Exoplanets and Beth Sargent (STScI) on Identification of Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars in the Galactic Bulge.
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