Newest Press Releases and Photos from Astronomy/Steward
Here is some of the latest news.
1) LMC-Milky Way Interaction Simulations and Data
A wake of stars, created by a small galaxy set to collide with the Milky Way, is the highlight of a new map of the Milky Way's outer reaches. The observations confirm predictions made by a group of UArizona astronomers whose computer simulations test theories explaining the mysterious nature of dark matter. This work includes Nicolás Garavito-Camargo, Gurtina Besla, and Dennis Zaritsky. You can see press releases HERE and HERE.
2) Event Horizon Telescope Results
The Event Horizon Telescope team has released papers studying the M87 black hole in polarized light. You can find the press release HERE. Chi-Kwan Chan and Dan...
Three Upcoming Public Talks
The Dept. of Astronomy and Steward Observatory is hosting three talks in April.
The final, upcoming public talk for April, to be given in Spanish, is by Prof. Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, UC Santa Cruz, on April 26, at 7:30pm. The Youtube link for this upcoming talk is HERE. The Flyer, in Spanish, is HERE.
The other two events have passed but you can watch the archived talks at the links below:
The first, on April 5, at 7:30pm MST (note that Arizona does not keep Daylight Saving Time) is by Dr Kevin Wagner, entitled "...
![Star Trails at a [Not-] Random Place in the Sky, M11 as "The North Pole"](https://www.as.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_medium/public/M11_Rotations.jpg?itok=6zsiuNwk)
Graduation 2020
On May 14, 2020, we used a "webinar" program to join from afar faculty, staff, parents, friends, relatives, and astronomy alumni. We all gathered to celebrate 29 graduating undergraduate astronomy majors and 12 astronomy minors.The list of names follows this text. Four screenshots, along with the text of former astronaut Dr. George "Pinky" Nelson's speech are given in the following five links: ONE, ...
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