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MIT Physics Lecture Series:c Blasts from the Past: Dissecting Supernovae in the Nearby Universe
Dr. Laura A. Lopez, Postdoctoral Fellow
Mon Jan 23, 01:30-02:30pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Supernovae are the explosive ends of the lives of massive stars. They are the most energetic events in the Universe, outshining even their host galaxies and producing almost all the elements in the periodic table. Each year, several hundreds of supernovae are found by dedicated robotic telescopes, and studies of these explosions reveal insights about everything from how stars evolve to the expansion history and fate of the Universe. In this talk, I will highlight recent discoveries on the nature of supernova explosions, and I will discuss some of the outstanding questions which physicists will be investigating in the next few years.
Contact: Denise Wahkor, 4-315, 253-4855, denisew@mit.edu
Sponsor: Physics
Latest update: 11-Jan-2012
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