Academic Year 2012-2013
Event Title
The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of the Milky Way Galaxy
Location
Alvin Sherman Library, Room 4009
Start Date
29-11-2012 12:00 PM
End Date
29-11-2012 1:00 PM
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy
Description
Kautsch’s talk will discuss the formation and evolution of the Milky Way system, which was born from a collapsing gas reservoir embedded in a dark matter halo. After its birth, the galaxy evolved and interacted with other galaxies. In the future, the Milky Way will be destroyed during a violent galaxy-galaxy collision, a fate that will begin in about three billion years. However, according to modern theories, this is not the end, and the Milky Way will be reborn and start a new life cycle.
The Birth, Death, and Rebirth of the Milky Way Galaxy
Alvin Sherman Library, Room 4009
Kautsch’s talk will discuss the formation and evolution of the Milky Way system, which was born from a collapsing gas reservoir embedded in a dark matter halo. After its birth, the galaxy evolved and interacted with other galaxies. In the future, the Milky Way will be destroyed during a violent galaxy-galaxy collision, a fate that will begin in about three billion years. However, according to modern theories, this is not the end, and the Milky Way will be reborn and start a new life cycle.