Events
Events
Department Talks and Public Lectures
- Department Colloquia - Held on Wednesdays at 4:05pm in ATL 2400
- PALS: Planetary Astronomy Lunchtime Series - Usually held on Mondays at 11:15am in ATL 1250
- BANG!: Better Astronomy for a New Generation Series - Usually held on Thursdays from 4-5pm in PSC 1136
- CTC: Center for Theory and Computation Seminars - Usually held on Wednesdays at 11:30 in PSC 1136
- HEAT: High-Energy and Transients - Usually held on Fridays at 2-3PM in PSC 1136
- Hot Papers on astro-ph (hp-astro-ph) - Meets most Tuesdays at 11:45am-12:15pm in PSC 1136; Open to all department members
Special Accommodations for individuals with disabilities can be made by calling 301-405-3001. We appreciate being notified at least one week in advance.
Apr 24
HEAT mtg: Siddhant Solanki, UMD ASTR
Fri, Apr 24 2026
2:00 - 3:00pm
PSC 1136
Narrowband radio bursts detected from the galactic magnetar 1E 1547.0−5408
Apr 27
PALS: Edgard Rivera-Valentín, JHU APL
Mon, Apr 27 2026
11:15am - 12:15pm
ATL 1250 & Zoom
More than Meets the Eye: What radar reveals about planetary bodies
Apr 29
Dept Colloquium: Mike Grudić, Flatiron Institute Center for Computational Astrophysics
Wed, Apr 29 2026
4:05 - 5:00pm
ATL 2400
Stars and atoms on supercomputers
Apr 30
BANG! Series: Chris Reynolds, UMD Astronomy
Thu, Apr 30 2026
4:00 - 5:00pm
PSC 1136 & Zoom
How is arXiv moderated?
May 1
HEAT mtg: Yuxin (Vic) Dong, Northwestern University
Fri, May 1 2026
2:00 - 3:00pm
PSC 1136
Tracing Fast Radio Burst Origins through Their Environments and Counterparts