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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
16
2026

Princeton University Gravity Initiative Seminar

¿What is an R7-Brane?
Jonathan Heckman
12:30pm|Jadwin Hall, Princeton Gravity Initiative, 4th Floor

Abstract: The Swampland Cobordism conjecture asserts that in quantum gravity, any spacetime can terminate, i.e., the cobordism group of quantum gravity is trivial. A striking consequence of this conjecture is that it predicts the existence of...

Feb
16
2026

Princeton University SFIR: Star Formation/ISM Rendezvous

Topological Mapping of Superbubbles across Galactic and Extragalactic Environments
Theo O'Neill
3:00pm|Peyton Dome Rm

Feedback-driven bubbles reshape the interstellar medium and influence the progression of star formation on galactic scales.  Thanks to facilities including Gaia and JWST, we can now resolve the local environments of superbubbles in the Milky Way and...

Feb
17
2026

Institute for Advanced Study / Princeton University Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

Little Red Dots as "Black Hole Stars"
Rohan Naidu
11:00am|Peyton Hall, Peyton Auditorium

Perhaps the most stunning surprise revealed by JWST yet is a class of compact, red, high-redshift sources (z~2-9) found in virtually every image the telescope takes. The sheer numbers of these ``Little Red Dots" demand that any satisfying theory of...

Feb
18
2026

Rutgers University Astrophysics Colloquium

UNVEILING THE FIRST BLACK HOLES IN THE UNIVERSE
Priya Natarajan
3:30pm|Serin Hall Rm W330, Rutgers and Zoom

 A revolution is underway in our understanding of the origins of supermassive black holes (SMBHs), reshaping our view of how the very first black holes formed and grew in the early universe. New breakthroughs have provided critical insights into...

Feb
18
2026

University of Pennsylvania Astrophysics Seminar

The Search for Other Earths
Megan Bedell
3:30pm|U.Penn, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

The discovery of a true Earth twin exoplanet (an Earth-mass planet orbiting a Sun-like star within the habitable zone) has been a long-standing goal in the field, and advances in observational technology over the past decades have been moving us...

Feb
19
2026

Institute for Advanced Study Astrophysics Seminar

Rethinking about gravitational instability as a planet formation scenario
Cristiano Longarini
11:00am|Bloomberg Lecture Hall

The ubiquity of substructures in protoplanetary discs has opened debate regarding the alignment of planet formation timescales with protostellar disc evolution. Under the hypothesis of the planetary interpretation, a robust conclusion is that a...

Feb
19
2026

Princeton University Thunch Talk

Numerical approach to compressible shallow-water dynamics of neutron-star spreading layers.
Aleksandr Rusakov
12:00pm|Princeton University, Peyton Hall, Grand Central