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The vastness of the universe is a bit daunting; let our resident astronomers shed light on the subject! Using advanced instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope, and even ‘messengers’ invisible to the human eye, we are learning more about the universe than ever before.
Tiny Galaxies as Time Machines
Grace Telford
(Assistant Professor, The University of Utah)
In this talk, I'll explain how I use observations of small galaxies (about 100,000 times smaller than our own Milky Way) to understand how stars and gas behaved differently early in the Universe's evolution. You'll get to see beautiful data and an exciting recent discovery from the brand new James Webb Space Telescope and learn how astronomers can look back in time billions of years to explore our cosmic origins.
Strange Telescopes for Strange Messengers
Qi Feng
(Assistant Professor, The University of Utah)
Extreme environments in the Universe can sometimes send us messages in forms other than light. In this talk, we will examine a few unusual telescopes, how they detect these messengers, and what they have taught us about the Universe
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