Speaker (in person): Istiak Akib, PhD candidate, Laboratoire d’Instrumentation et de Recherche en Astrophysique (LIRA), Observatoire de Paris, Paris Sciences et Lettres University (PSL), France. Abstract: The last major merger of the Milky Way (MW) occurred 9-10 Gyr ago with an incoming galaxy known as the Gaia-Sausage Enceladus (GSE). We present the first hydrodynamical modelling […]

Title: Between Stars and Planets: Unveiling the Hidden World of Transiting Brown Dwarfs Speaker: Md Redyan Ahmed, PhD candidate, Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA), University of Sydney, Australia. Abstract: Transiting brown dwarfs occupy the mass range between stars and planets, placing them in a unique regime where the physics of both worlds begin to overlap. […]

Speaker (in person at IUB): Tonima Tasnim Ananna, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, USA Title: Catching a star: How modern astronomers find exciting phenomena Abstract: Modern astrophysics infers extreme phenomena from precise, theory-driven signatures. In this talk, we will explore the empirical case for the Big Bang—cosmic expansion, light-element […]