Title: Exoplanets: Diverse Architectures and Unified Origin Abstract: While the exoplanetary field is replete with remarkable discoveries, perhaps the two most intriguing findings have been the detection of hot Jupiters – giant planets orbiting perilously close to their parent stars, and the startling abundance of super-Earths – a type of world entirely missing from our … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Songhu Wang (IUB)"

Title: The Path to a Next Generation Gamma-ray Observatory Abstract:  The Compton Gamma-ray Observatory was a one of the four original NASA Great Observatories and changed our view of the … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Jeremy Perkins (NASA)"

Title: Bridging Physics and Observations of Black Hole-Powered Events  Abstract: Black hole (BH)-powered transients are abundant in the Universe, originating from compact object mergers, collapsing stars, galactic cores and more. … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Ore Gottlieb (Flatiron Institute)"

Title: Impact of Central Massive Black Hole Accretion on the Event Horizon, Host Galaxy, and Beyond Abstract: Astrophysical black holes are surprisingly simple physical objects. Their gravitational field can be fully described by two parameters: mass and spin. We cannot directly observe black holes as no light escapes from the event horizon. However, we can … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Labani Mallick (U Manitoba) Virtual"