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High Performance Infrared Detectors: The Infrared Focal Plane Arrays in NASA’s Flagship Astrophysics Missions
September 10, 2024 10:00 AMColloquiaInfrared astronomy is dependent on hybrid CMOS infrared focal plane arrays (FPAs). The most advanced FPAs are those that use HgCdTe as the detector material. This talk will start with a pedagogical…View Webcast -
NASA's Next Big Thing: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
September 3, 2024 08:00 PMLecturesSpeaker: Ori Fox (Space Telescope Science Institute) NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is readying for launch in late 2026. Roman will be able to survey the sky 1,000 times…View Webcast -
Year Two in Review: Groundbreaking Science Discoveries by JWST
August 6, 2024 08:00 PMLecturesSpeaker: Macarena Garcia Marin (Space Telescope Science Institute/European Space Agency) The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest, most sophisticated telescope ever launched into space. After two…View Webcast -
2024 HotSci at JHU/STScI: The Future of HST
July 31, 2024 03:00 PMColloquia"The Future of HST" featuring Christina Lindberg (JHU) on Tracing the Multi-Phase ISM via Dust Extinction in Nearby Galaxies with UV Photometry, Calum Hawcroft (STScI) on Massive stars at low…View Webcast -
The Pillars of Creation: Multiwavelength Explorations in 3D
July 2, 2024 08:00 PMLecturesSpeaker: Dr. Frank Summers (Space Telescope Science Institute) The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula is one of the most iconic images in astronomy. It was popularized by the Hubble Space Telescope's…View Webcast -
Exploring the Origins of Planetary Systems with JWST
June 4, 2024 04:30 PMLecturesSpeaker: Nicole Arulanantham (Space Telescope Science Institute) Newborn stars are surrounded by disks of gas and dust. Within these wide, thin disks, a system of planets can form. The…View Webcast -
Accounting for Spontaneous Charge Production in the EMCCD Gain Register
May 16, 2024 04:00 PMLecturesAn electron-multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD) is often used for taking images with space telescopes and other devices. Photons hit the pixels and photo-electrons are created, and these are multiplied…View Webcast -
Shedding Light on Dark Matter with Hubble
May 7, 2024 08:00 PMLecturesSpeaker: Eduardo Vitral (Space Telescope Science Institute) Dark matter plays an elusive role in the universe, especially in its gravitational influence within dwarf galaxies. Despite being invisible,…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 -
Stellar Spin and Spots with Roman
April 18, 2024 04:00 PMLecturesRotation and star spots reveal insights to the magnetic lives of stars. Stars less massive than the Sun experience magnetic braking, slowing their rotation as they age. This spin-down should allow us to…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 AMSymposiaStar formation is a fundamental process defining galaxies, impacting virtually every facet of astronomy. However, precise mechanisms governing star formation activity, including but not limited to…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 -
Obscured AGN: Hiding High Growth at the Cosmic Noon
March 21, 2024 04:00 PMLecturesMost bulge-dominated galaxies host black holes with masses that tightly correlate with the masses of their bulges. This correlation suggests that black holes and their host galaxies may co-evolve or mutually…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
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