Title: Connecting the first galaxies with ultra-faint dwarfs in the local Universe. Abstract : Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies (UFDs) are the least luminous systems and also the least metal- enriched systems. Their … Continue reading "CRA Seminar **Special Time** ( Myoungwon Jeon, U. Arizona )"

Cosmic-ray anisotropy searches with the Fermi Large Area Telescope Cosmic rays arrive at Earth nearly isotropically due to magnetic deflection during propagation. However, small anisotropy has now been measured in … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Prof. Justin Vandenbroucke (UW Madison)"

Making a Universe with (Rel)axions The discovery of the Higgs boson reinforces the possibility that other similar, scalar particles may exist in nature. In this talk, I will begin by … Continue reading "CRA Seminar: Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of Washington, Seattle) **Special Time**"

100,000 Asteroids Down the Back of the Couch: A Novel Approach to the Minor Planet Linking Problem A number of ongoing surveys, such as Pan-STARRS, the Catalina Sky Survey, OSSOS, and NEOWISE, as well as planned surveys such as ZTF, LSST, and NEOCam, are designed to pursue goals ranging from constraining models of planet formation, … Continue reading "Matt Holman (Harvard CfA, director of Minor Planet Center)"