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Flares and Fireworks From Black Holes

Public lecture presented by Dan Wilkins

July 25, 2017  ·  01:14:53  runtime
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DECam images

Image from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), which is mounted on the Victor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at the Cerro...
August 2, 2017
DECam Images
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Galaxy Clusters and the Life and Death of the Universe

Public lecture presented by Eli Rykoff

January 31, 2017  ·  00:54:33  runtime
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How Plants Do it: Light, Oxygen, Action!

Plants have been doing it with ease for millions of years, and yet science has yet to fully comprehend how: Photosynthesis. It's a fundamental...
Date Tuesday, August 26, 2008
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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Cosmic Dawn: The First Star in the Universe

What was the first thing in the Universe? A black hole or a star? How did it form? Even our biggest and best telescopes...
Date Tuesday, April 29, 2008
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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The Dark Side of the Universe

Presented by Marusa Bradac. One of the greatest accomplishments in recent astrophysics is the creation of a model for the complete inventory of the...

Date Tuesday, August 28, 2007
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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A Comet on Earth: Results from the Stardust Mission

Presented by Sean Brennan. The Stardust mission returned from a 6-year voyage in January of 2006. During the mission it swept through the tail...

Date Tuesday, August 29, 2006
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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The LSST: Knowing the Telescope Before It is Built

In repeatedly and systematically surveying the sky with deep, large-field-of-view images in six optical color bands on a 3 billion pixel camera for years...

July 19, 2011  ·  2 min read
Possible imperfections in LSST images
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Forces Within Molecules Can Strengthen Extra-long Carbon-carbon Bonds

The strength of a chemical bond between atoms is the fundamental basis for a molecule’s stability and reactivity.

September 15, 2011  ·  3 min read
Representation of the longest carbon-carbon bond ever seen in an alkane
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Space: The Hunt for Hidden Dimensions

Presented by JoAnne Hewett. Extra dimensions of space may be present in our universe. Their discovery would dramatically change our view of the cosmos...

Date Tuesday, April 25, 2006
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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Arsenic: The Silent Killer

Andrea Foster uses x-rays to determine the forms of potentially toxic elements in environmentally-important matrices such as water, sediments, plants, and microorganisms. In this...
Date Tuesday, February 28, 2006
11:30 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  PT
Location Panofsky Auditorium
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Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth

Public lecture presented by Zeeshan Ahmed

October 3, 2017  ·  01:22:41  runtime
Viewing the Beginning of Time from the Most Remote Places on Earth
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