Erik Asphaug - U. of Arizona The origin of the Moon is an archetypal problem in planetary science, and is intimately connected to the origin of Earth. Approaches to the problem include geochemistry (the Moon's lack of volatiles, small iron core, and isotopic similarity to Earth), dynamics (the late stage of planet formation, and modern […]

Sebastien Renaux-Petel - IAP, Paris According to the paradigm of cosmological inflation, all the structures of the universe result from quantum fluctuations that were stretched to cosmological scales during a brief phase of accelerated expansion of the universe more than 13 billion years ago. In this seminar, I will describe how gravitational-wave astronomy can revolutionize […]