Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
The Dynamic Local Universe
Presented by Dr. Louis Strigari (Texas A&M)
New three-dimensional measurements of the positions and velocities of stars, in particular from the Gaia observatory, have provided unprecedented information on the dynamics of the Milky Way and nearby dwarf galaxies. I will discuss how these observations inform hierarchical structure formation, the Milky Way, the Local Group of galaxies, and the nature of dark matter. I will discuss what we can expect from future Gaia data and astrometric observations.
2:00 pm, Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Zoom,
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