Sessions

• We are Star Stuff: Searching for Oxygen All Over the Universe

  On the tiniest scales, matter on Earth is made up of atoms. These atoms are so tiny, you can’t even see them with powerful microscopes. There are all different kinds of atoms: hydrogen, helium, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, iron, nickel, silver, gold, and platinum, to name a few. And each kind of atom has different properties. […]

• Time Travel Adventures with the James Webb Space Telescope

  Understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies remains one of the great challenges of modern cosmology. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has launched a revolution in the study of the first galaxies in the universe, providing unprecedented insights into our cosmic origins. I will review some of the latest results from JWST on the […]