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Astrophysics Calendar

The calendar is a collection of events hosted by The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, and other local institutions and groups focused on Astrophysics and Astronomy. Emails are sent out every Friday with the calendar for the upcoming week and daily emails are sent with each days events. If you are interested in being added to the calendar distribution list, please contact Amanda Cenker, Academic Assistant at IAS.

Feb
02
2026

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Seminar

Where is the Second Multi-Messenger Compact Object Merger? Insight from Observations of GRBs, Kilonovae and Afterglows
Jillian Chin Rastinejad
12:30pm|Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: With only one joint gravitational wave (GW)-electromagnetic (EM) detection to date, observations of the EM counterparts to neutron star mergers are a key path to probing the physics of these unique systems and predicting the behavior of...

Feb
03
2026

Institute for Advanced Study / Princeton University Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

Supercomputer Simulations of the Universe
Volker Springel
11:00am|Jadwin A10, Princeton University

Numerical simulations of cosmic structure formation have become a powerful tool in astrophysics. Starting right after the Big Bang, they predict the dark matter backbone of the cosmic web far into the non-linear regime and follow complex galaxy...