Title: Revealing black holes hiding in the centers of globular clusters Abstract: It has been long theorized that intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) connecting the evolution of stellar-mass and supermassive-black holes should exist. There is mounting evidence suggesting that such black holes can form and may be retained in dense stellar environments. Observationally only upper limits … Continue reading "CRA seminar: Bülent Kiziltan (CfA)"

Title: Gamma-ray Transients from Fermi GBM in the Multi-messenger Era Abstract: As the Multi-Messenger era begins with observations from IceCube and LIGO, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) is well suited to provide context observations of gamma-ray transients between 10 keV and 40 MeV. Fermi GBM has a wide field of view, high uptime and … Continue reading "CRA seminar (Dr. Michael Briggs)"

Title: Ex Luna, Scientia: The Lunar Occultation Explorer (LOX) Abstract: The Lunar Occultation Explorer (LOX) is a next-generation mission concept currently under consideration within NASA’s MIDEX program. LOX will provide new capabilities for time-domain astronomy and establish the Moon as a platform for nuclear astrophysics. Performance requirements are driven by our focused science goal: resolving … Continue reading "CRA seminar (Prof. Richard Miller)"