Events

Maryland Day astro exhibit

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.

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Apr 15

CTC Seminar: L. Y. Aaron Yung, STScI

Wed, Apr 15 2026

11:30am - 12:30pm

PSC 1136

Three years of searching for the most distant galaxies with JWST and what have we learned so far?

Apr 15

Dept Colloquium: Anna Voelker, SciAccess

Wed, Apr 15 2026

4:05 - 5:00pm

ATL 2400

SciAccess: Advancing Accessibility in Astronomy and Human Spaceflight

Apr 16

BANG! Series: Chris Reynolds, UMD Astronomy

Thu, Apr 16 2026

4:00 - 5:00pm

PSC 1136 & Zoom

How is arXiv moderated?

Apr 17

HEAT mtg: Alberto Floris, University of Crete

Fri, Apr 17 2026

2:00 - 3:00pm

PSC 1136

Polarization variability in Tidal Disruption Events

Apr 20

PALS: Niall Whiteford, AMNH

Mon, Apr 20 2026

11:15am - 12:15pm

ATL 1250 & Zoom

Apr 22

Dept Colloquium: Drs. Yoni Brande & Robert David Stein, UMD Astronomy

Wed, Apr 22 2026

4:05 - 5:00pm

ATL 2400

Carbon dioxide and evidence for water in the Hottest exo-Neptune & TDE 2025abcr: A Tidal Disruption Event in the Outskirts of a Massive Galaxy

Apr 27

PALS: Edgard Rivera-Valentín, JHU APL

Mon, Apr 27 2026

11:15am - 12:15pm

ATL 1250 & Zoom

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

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