News
- NSF Graduate Fellowship Awarded to Astronomy student Caleb Harada
- Researchers Seek the Axion Particle Using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
- Generous Gift Seeds the Mike A'Hearn Endowed Lectureship in Planetary Astronomy
- First AAS Fellows Announced
- First Asteroid Found Inside Orbit of Venus
- Tidal Disruption Events: When a Star Comes too Close to a Black Hole
- Astronomers Spot Distant Galaxy Group Driving Ancient Cosmic Makeover
- Researchers Map Hotspots of Pulsar Using Supercomputer Deepthought2
- Astronomers Propose a New Technique for Identifying Atmospheres of Rocky Exoplanets
- UMD Astronomers Catch a Natural Comet Outburst in Unprecedented Detail
- First interstellar comet may soon break apart as it nears the Sun
- NASA's Webb to Unlock the Mysteries of Comets and the Early Solar System
- UMD-led Study Captures Six Galaxies Undergoing Sudden, Dramatic Transitions
- Research Gives New Insight into How Much Atmosphere Mars Lost
- Astronomers Struck Gold in Distant Stellar Collision
- UMD Astronomer Suvi Gezari Named Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecturer
- Distant "Heavy Metal" Gas Planet is Shaped Like a Football
- 'TERMINATORS' ON THE SUN TRIGGER PLASMA TSUNAMIS
- The Natural History of 'Oumuamua- Our First Interstellar Visitor
Upcoming Talks in the Next Ten Days
Series: Astronomy Observatory Public Open House
Location: Astronomy Observatory, Metzerott Road, College Park, MD
Speaker: Richard Cosentino
Title: Storms and Climate of Jupiter and Saturn
Date: Sunday, 05-Apr-2020 -- CANCELED at 8:00 pm
Series: Planetary and exoplanetary Astronomy Lunch Seminar (PALS)
Location: ATL 1250
Speaker: Giada Arney (GSFC)
Title: The Search for Life
Date: Monday 06-Apr-2020 at 11:15-12:15
Series: Astronomy Colloquium
Location: Online Zoom Only: Contact Drake Deming for URL
Speaker: Dr. Marta Bryan (UC Berkeley)
Title: Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
Date: Wednesday 08-Apr-2020 at 16:00-17:00 (4:00-5:00 pm)
Series: BANG Seminar
Location: PSC 1136
Speaker: Dr. Judith Racusin (GSFC) POSTOPONED UNTIL FALL 2020
Title: "Cubesats"
Date: Thu 09-Apr-2020 at 4:05-5:00pm
Series: Astronomy Observatory & National Capital Astronomers
Location: Astronomy Observatory, Metzerott Road, College Park, MD
Speaker: Dr. Bethany Cobb Kung, GWU
Title: Shedding Light on Gravitational Waves
Date: Saturday, 11-Apr-2020 -- CANCELED at 7:30 pm
Series: Astronomy Colloquium
Location: Online Zoom Only: Contact Eliza Kempton for URL
Speaker: Dr. Thaddeus Komacek (University of Chicago)
Title: Interpreting astronomical observations to characterize the atmospheric circulation, climate, and habitability of exoplanets
Date: Wednesday 15-Apr-2020 at 16:00-17:00 (4:00-5:00 pm)
Location: Astronomy Observatory, Metzerott Road, College Park, MD
Speaker: Richard Cosentino
Title: Storms and Climate of Jupiter and Saturn
Date: Sunday, 05-Apr-2020 -- CANCELED at 8:00 pm
Series: Planetary and exoplanetary Astronomy Lunch Seminar (PALS)
Location: ATL 1250
Speaker: Giada Arney (GSFC)
Title: The Search for Life
Date: Monday 06-Apr-2020 at 11:15-12:15
Series: Astronomy Colloquium
Location: Online Zoom Only: Contact Drake Deming for URL
Speaker: Dr. Marta Bryan (UC Berkeley)
Title: Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
Date: Wednesday 08-Apr-2020 at 16:00-17:00 (4:00-5:00 pm)
Series: BANG Seminar
Location: PSC 1136
Speaker: Dr. Judith Racusin (GSFC) POSTOPONED UNTIL FALL 2020
Title: "Cubesats"
Date: Thu 09-Apr-2020 at 4:05-5:00pm
Series: Astronomy Observatory & National Capital Astronomers
Location: Astronomy Observatory, Metzerott Road, College Park, MD
Speaker: Dr. Bethany Cobb Kung, GWU
Title: Shedding Light on Gravitational Waves
Date: Saturday, 11-Apr-2020 -- CANCELED at 7:30 pm
Series: Astronomy Colloquium
Location: Online Zoom Only: Contact Eliza Kempton for URL
Speaker: Dr. Thaddeus Komacek (University of Chicago)
Title: Interpreting astronomical observations to characterize the atmospheric circulation, climate, and habitability of exoplanets
Date: Wednesday 15-Apr-2020 at 16:00-17:00 (4:00-5:00 pm)
