Astrophysics Colloquium

Date:
Apr
21
2026

Institute for Advanced Study / Princeton University Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

Clash of the Titans: Galaxy mergers in the nearby Universe
Sara Ellison
11:00am|Peyton Hall Auditorium

Abstract: Astronomy's current model of galaxy evolution is built on a foundation of hierarchical growth, in which small galaxies merge together to form larger ones.  In addition to the simple accrual of mass, this merging process is predicted to...