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9
Dec
2021
Lectures
Star Formation Histories from Spectral Energy Distributions and Color Magnitude Diagrams Show Synchronized Star Formation in Local Volume Dwarf Galaxies
Star Formation Histories (SFHs) can reveal physical processes that influence how galaxies form their stellar mass. For nearby resolved galaxies, SFHs can be reconstructed from Color Magnitude Diagrams…Learn More
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7
Dec
2021
Lectures
The Webb Space Telescope: Launching a Legacy
Speaker: Alexandra Lockwood (Space Telescope Science Institute)
Originally envisioned in the late-1980s, NASA's next flagship observatory, the Webb Space Telescope, is now reaching fruition.…Learn More
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29
Nov
2021
Lectures
JWST Cycle 1 Science Sampler: Session 4
To celebrate the upcoming launch of JWST, STScI is hosting a series of 20-minute talks by the principal investigators of successful Cycle 1 General Observer programs. These talks are appropriate…Learn More
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19
Nov
2021
Community Events
YAE Virtual Family STEM Forum
Please join us to learn more about astronomy during our Youth for Astronomy and Engineering Program virtual event “Family STEM Forum” followed by an opportunity to ask questions. This…Learn More
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17
Nov
2021
Colloquia
Building Planetary Systems
The last decade has seen an explosion in our knowledge of extra-solar planets, and we now know of thousands of exoplanet systems with an extraordinary range of properties. These planets formed…Learn More
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15
Nov
2021
Lectures
JWST Cycle 1 Science Sampler: Session 3
To celebrate the upcoming launch of JWST, STScI is hosting a series of 20-minute talks by the principal investigators of successful Cycle 1 General Observer programs. These talks are appropriate…Learn More
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10
Nov
2021
Colloquia
The Impact of Cosmic Rays on Galaxy Formation
Relativistic cosmic-rays created by stellar and black hole feedback may play an important role in many aspects of structure formation. Cosmic-rays can drive outflows from star forming galaxies…Learn More
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8
Nov
2021
Lectures
JWST Cycle 1 Science Sampler: Session 2
To celebrate the upcoming launch of JWST, STScI is hosting a series of 20-minute talks by the principal investigators of successful Cycle 1 General Observer programs. These talks are appropriate…Learn More
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3
Nov
2021
Colloquia
The Synthesis of Heavy Elements in the Universe
Gravitational-wave and multi-messenger astronomy shed light on the astrophysics of black-holes and neutron-stars and also allow for unique probes of fundamental physics. I will discuss recent results on…Learn More
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2
Nov
2021
Lectures
4000 Years of Women in Science
Speaker: Dr. Sethanne Howard (Washington Academy of Sciences)
For more than 4,000 years of written knowledge, women have participated in the great human adventure of science. Female creativity and…Learn More
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1
Nov
2021
Lectures
JWST Cycle 1 Science Sampler: Session 1
To celebrate the upcoming launch of JWST, STScI is hosting a series of 20-minute talks by the principal investigators of successful Cycle 1 General Observer programs. These talks are appropriate…Learn More
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22
Oct
2021
Community Events
YAE Virtual Family STEM Forum
Please join us to learn more about astronomy during our Youth for Astronomy and Engineering Program virtual event “Family STEM Forum” followed by an opportunity to ask questions. This…Learn More
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21
Oct
2021
Lectures
Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman) will perform its Galactic Exoplanet Survey when it launches in the mid-2020's. With this first space-based microlensing survey, Roman will be sensitive…Learn More
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6
Oct
2021
Colloquia
The Cosmic Baryon and Metal Cycles
These are incredibly exciting times for extra-galactic astrophysics; above all for studies of galaxy formation and growth of structure. New observatories and advanced simulations are revolutionising our…Learn More
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5
Oct
2021
Lectures
How Dark Is Space?
Speaker: Dr. Tod Lauer (NSF's NOIRLab)
Looking at the sky on a clear moonless night, one sees stars against black space. Powerful telescopes reveal faint stars and galaxies strewn between the…Learn More
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