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We have another public open evening tonight! This week, we have Richard Dyer, talking about Black Holes.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
We hope to stream the talk on YouTube if our audio issues can be fixed. A link will follow soon.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
We hope to stream the talk on YouTube if our audio issues can be fixed. A link will follow soon.
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The universe’s light-starved early epochs, as well as the first stars and galaxies, lie beyond the reach of conventional observatories but could be revealed by a new generation of radio telescope arrays!
By IoA Professor Anastasia Fialkov.
scientificamerican.com/article/new-te…
By IoA Professor Anastasia Fialkov.
scientificamerican.com/article/new-te…
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It's the final Wednesday public open evening of 2024 tomorrow! Calvin Preston will talk about "What we know (and don’t know) about galaxies".
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the talk starts at 7:15pm. Stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the talk starts at 7:15pm. Stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
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We are pleased to announce that our upcoming public open evening on Wednesday 11th December will go ahead as planned!
Dr Charlotte Simmonds will talk about "Unveiling the mysteries of the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)".
Dr Charlotte Simmonds will talk about "Unveiling the mysteries of the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)".
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Important news -- due to the occupation/protest at Greenwich house, our Wednesday public open evenings will be suspended until the situation is resolved. There will be no public observing evening this week (27/11).
Please check our website for updates.
public.ast.cam.ac.uk
Please check our website for updates.
public.ast.cam.ac.uk
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"Very happy to share that @MECCambridge is announcing a new scholarship for women studying data intensive science! This provides a full scholarship to Cambridge's MPhil in Data Intensive Science for eligible students. Please share with your networks!"
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murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/college-news/f…
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We have another public open evening tomorrow! Dr Becky Smethurst will give a talk titled "It’s not easy growing a supermassive black hole".
Doors open at 6:30, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
The talk will also stream on YouTube: youtube.com/live/Zcx13GzEV…
Doors open at 6:30, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
The talk will also stream on YouTube: youtube.com/live/Zcx13GzEV…
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We have another public open evening tomorrow! This week, we have Dr Avishai Gilkis, giving a talk titled "All stars great and small".
Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
The talk will also stream on YouTube: youtube.com/live/a0x8Pinin…
Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
The talk will also stream on YouTube: youtube.com/live/a0x8Pinin…
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We have another public open evening tonight! As it's half term, this evening is aimed at a younger audience. Maggie Celeste, will talk all about the search for alien life, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the talk starts at 7:15pm.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the talk starts at 7:15pm.
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We have another public open evening tomorrow! Stephanie Buttigieg will give a talk titled "Understanding Supermassive Black Holes".
Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
The talk will also stream on YouTube: youtube.com/live/U1GZZktCk…
Doors open at 6:30pm, and stargazing will follow (if the clouds allow).
The talk will also stream on YouTube: youtube.com/live/U1GZZktCk…
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Our speaker for this evening, Dr Viraj Pandya, recently had his research featured on the front page of the New York Times!
To hear more, come to the IoA at 7pm this evening (09/10/2024), for his public lecture and some (weather-dependent!) stargazing.
To hear more, come to the IoA at 7pm this evening (09/10/2024), for his public lecture and some (weather-dependent!) stargazing.
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We had lovely clear skies for the @Cambridge_Uni Alumni Festival stargazing, organised by @YoursCambridge 😀
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It's stargazing season! Our Public Open Evenings return this week, on Wednesday 9th October. Doors open at 6:30pm.
This week, Dr Viraj Pandya will talk about "Galaxies Going Bananas: Evidence for a New Population of Galaxies in the Early Universe"
youtube.com/live/_4fDtLqRM…
This week, Dr Viraj Pandya will talk about "Galaxies Going Bananas: Evidence for a New Population of Galaxies in the Early Universe"
youtube.com/live/_4fDtLqRM…
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ACME, the Astrophysics Centre for Multimessenger studies in Europe, kicks off
ast.cam.ac.uk/news/kick-astr…
ast.cam.ac.uk/news/kick-astr…
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Pioneering astrophysics scholars announced as scholarship applications open for 2025!
ast.cam.ac.uk/news/pioneerin…
ast.cam.ac.uk/news/pioneerin…
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Announcing £5.25m funding for SPACE from Cancer Grand Challenges team IMAXT. The technology uses advanced spatial techniques to analyse tumours, some of which are based on technology originally developed to map the Milky Way and discover new planets!
ast.cam.ac.uk/news/announcin…
ast.cam.ac.uk/news/announcin…
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Well done to everyone who got their #AlevelResults yesterday!
Those of you going on to study Physics and Astronomy, we hope you have a wonderful time exploring the Universe. And those of you coming to Cambridge, we'll see you soon! 🤩
Those of you going on to study Physics and Astronomy, we hope you have a wonderful time exploring the Universe. And those of you coming to Cambridge, we'll see you soon! 🤩
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Sunspots, taken today by Robin Catchpole using the IoA's heliostat 🤩
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