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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.

Sep
29
2026

Institute for Advanced Study / Princeton University Joint Astrophysics Colloquium

Where Do Merging Black Holes Come From?
Imre Bartos
11:00am|Wolfensohn Hall

Abstract: Black hole mergers carry information about some of the least understood stages of stellar evolution, the dynamics of dense stellar systems, and the growth of compact objects through accretion. Gravitational-wave observations offer a way to...

Sep
29
2026

Princeton University Dark Cosmos Seminar

Gravity is All You Need: Dark Matter, and More
4:00pm|Jadwin Hall Room 481

Abstract: Dark matter is one of the central open problems in fundamental physics. Many well-motivated candidates interact with the Standard Model through portals beyond gravity, yet to date the most robust evidence for dark matter remains purely...

Oct
01
2026

Princeton University Galread [Galactic/Extragalactic Reading Group]

TBA
2:00pm|Peyton Hall, Dome Room or Zoom

Each week, we hold a relatively informal seminar/discussion series with an emphasis on extra-galactic and large-scale structure astrophysics.

During Galread a leader/visitor presents a recent paper to the discussion group. The PDF of the paper is...