Speaker: GA Tech physics PhD student Urja Shah Abstract: What happens when black holes collide? How can we possibly detect something that happened billions of light-years away? Come along for a journey through gravitational waves, from the violent cosmic events that create them to the incredibly tiny signals they leave behind on Earth and discover […]
Speaker: GSU astrophysics PhD candidate Madison Markham Abstract: In astronomy (the field of far-away-things), distances are notoriously difficult to measure. The term “cosmic distance ladder” refers to the various techniques that have been developed over time to determine distances at many different scales. In this talk, I’ll be walking through some of the basic tools […]
Speaker: GSU Astrophysics Lecturer & Astronomy on Tap Atlanta Host Dr. Justin Robinson Abstract: By our best theories of the cosmos, dark matter far outranks normal, ordinary matter in both its extent and gravitational dominance. Though it is a necessary component in accurately modeling the Universe, its true nature has remained stubbornly elusive. With this […]
Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Student Mahir Patel Abstract: Now that we know how the gears of the universe started turning, leading to the birth of the universe as we see it today, until your breakfast this morning. But what comes next… how does it all end? What will lead to the ultimate fate of the […]
Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Candidate Nabanita Das Abstract: Black holes are categorized based on their masses. But, how do we know their masses in the first place? In this talk, I shall discuss how and where we find black holes in space --- ranging from stellar remnants to supermassive ones in the centers of galaxies; […]
Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Candidate Tim Johns Abstract: We only know of one planet in the Universe that hosts complex life, our home planet Earth. Where are the next best places outside of our Solar System to look for similar worlds? Are there BETTER environments than our Sun provides for exoplanets that are suitable for […]
Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Student Colin Kane Abstract: Space, and the celestial objects that reside in it, is MUCH larger than we think. In previous Astronomy on Tap Atlanta talks, speakers have used all sorts of different units of measure to describe the cosmos. Many of these units seem to mask the sheer size of […]
Speaker: Fernbank Science Center Observatory & Outreach Specialist Steve Bieger Abstract: In this presentation, I will first look back in history, before AI, and examine how talented astrophysicists have built the knowledge base that now form the raw material for data mining and pattern recognition used by artificial intelligence. I will then focus in on […]
Speaker: GSU CHARA Data Scientist Dr. Jeremy Jones-Batiste and Emory University Associate Academic Research Scientist Dr. Merida Jones-Batiste Abstract: This holiday season, join us here at Astronomy on Tap: Atlanta for a continuation of our favorite holiday pastime - the family argument! But don't worry, we won't be arguing politics here! Husband and wife astronomers, Dr. & […]
Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Candidate Madison LeBlanc Abstract: In 2022 the DART spacecraft successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphous in a planetary defense mission to test asteroid deflection. With over 1 million known asteroids and thousands of comets in the Solar System, it is important to understand where these objects are, what they are made of, […]