Seminare und Vorlesungen

“When Worlds Collide: Inauguration of the Munich Center for Geoastronomy”

MCGA Inauguration

Beginn: 05.10.2026 10:00
Ende: 06.10.2026 17:00
Vortragende(r): Various Speakers
Ort: LMU
Raum: A 140, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
Gastgeber: Munich Center for Geoastronomy
Kontakt: center.geoastronomy@lmu.de

The event celebrates the official inauguration of the Munich Center for Geoastronomy, bringing together researchers in Earth and planetary sciences, astrophysics, and related disciplines to explore the connections between Earth, planets, exoplanets, and the cosmos. [mehr]

"What Do String Amplitudes Actually Look Like?"

MPP Colloquium

Datum: 05.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 15:00 - 17:00
Vortragende(r): Lorenz Eberhardt (University of Amsterdam)
Ort: MPP
Raum: A.1.01 - Alps Süd

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"Star-By-Star Simulations of Galaxy Evolution Across Cosmic Time"

MPA Institute Seminar

Datum: 05.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 15:30 - 16:30
Vortragende(r): Matthew Smith (MPA)
Ort: MPA
Raum: New Seminar Room, E.0.11

Weekly institute seminar at MPA featuring current research in astrophysics and cosmology. About 60 minutes including questions; open to the MPA community and guests. [mehr]

"Semi-Resolved Stellar Populations: Features and Prospects"

IAU J1 Seminar

Datum: 05.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 15:00 - 16:00 (London UTC+01:00)
Vortragende(r): Ignacio Martín Navarro (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, ES)
Gastgeber: IAU Commission J1 Organising Committee
Kontakt: ignacio.ferreras@iac.es

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"Cosmological Constraints on Chiral High-Frequency Gravitational Wave Background"

MPA Cosmology Seminar

Datum: 06.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 11:00 - 12:00
Vortragende(r): Ashu Kushwaha (Institute of Science Tokyo)
Ort: MPA
Raum: Lecture Hall E.0.11

In each seminar there are typically two talks of 30 min each (20 min of presentation followed by 10 min of discussion). Other schedules may be arranged upon request.If you are interested in giving a talk, then please contact Patricia Diego , Rosie Talbot or Ruediger Pakmor. [mehr]

"Exploring the Atmospheres of Gas Giant Exoplanets at Warm Temperatures"

ESO Lunch Talk

Datum: 06.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 12:00 - 12:45
Vortragende(r): Nicolas Crouzet (CEA, France)
Ort: ESO Garching
Raum: Auditorium Telescopium

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"Kinematic Ages in Sco–Cen and the PDS 70 Planetary System"

ESO Star and Planet Formation Seminar

Datum: 06.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 15:00 - 16:00
Vortragende(r): Arunima (Mt. Stromlo Observatory/ANU)
Ort: ESO Garching
Raum: Auditorium Telescopium

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"A Toast to Dying Stars" & "How Jupiter Ran Away and Saturn Brought Him Back"

Astronomy on Tap Munich: Astronomy on Tap Munich

Datum: 06.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 18:30 - 20:30
Vortragende(r): Po-Sheng Ou (ASIAA/HITS) & Alex Cridland (USM/LMU)
Ort: The Keg Bar, Trautenwolfstr. 1, 80802 Munich (Next to U6 Giselastrasse)
Gastgeber: Astronomy on Tap Munich
Kontakt: asmita.bhandare@lmu.de

An evening of astronomy talks and a pub quiz — part of the global Astronomy on Tap series. [mehr]

"Lessons From Simulations of the Early Evolution of Star Clusters"

SESTAS

Datum: 07.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 14:30
Vortragende(r): Alison Sills (McMaster University)
Ort: MPA
Raum: Lecture Hall E.0.11
Gastgeber: Jinhao Cai, Claude Cournoyer-Cloutier, Harim Jin & Silvia Popa

Stellar astrophysics seminar series with student-accessible talks focused on the lives, deaths, and afterlives of stars. Topics include the physics of stellar interiors, stellar explosions, binaries and multiple stars, and gravitational astrophysics. [mehr]

"The Neighborhood Watch Survey: A Deep Imaging and Spectroscopic View of Dwarf Galaxies in the Local Group Analog NGC 6744"

ESO Galaxy Evolution Coffee

Datum: 08.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 10:00 - 10:30
Vortragende(r): Rohan Rahatgaonkar (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
Ort: ESO Garching
Raum: Library
Gastgeber: Ilaria Marini
Kontakt: ilaria.marini@eso.org

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"OpenCode and Local LLMs"

Code Coffee

Datum: 12.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 14:00 - 15:00
Vortragende(r): Til Birnstiel (LMU)
Ort: USM, Scheinerstraße 1
Raum: Seminar Room (West)
Kontakt: code-coffee@usm.lmu.de

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TBA

Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium

Datum: 15.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 15:15 - 16:15
Vortragende(r): Ruth Durrer (Université de Genève)
Ort: ESO Garching
Raum: Auditorium Eridanus

Cookies and coffee from 3 p.m. [mehr]

TBA

Munich Dark Matter Meeting

Datum: 20.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 12:30 - 13:30
Vortragende(r): Valentin Thoss (LMU)
Ort: MPP
Raum: A.2.25 - Atlas West
Gastgeber: ORIGINS Cluster of Excellence

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“What Do Galaxy Surveys Really Measure? Introduction to Relativistic Effects and Cosmological Tests of Gravity”

43rd Cosmology Lecture

Datum: 29.10.2026
Uhrzeit: 11:00 - 15:00
Vortragende(r): Sveva Castello (MPA)
Ort: MPA
Raum: Lecture Hall E.0.11
Gastgeber: Eiichiro Komatsu
Kontakt: komatsu@mpa-garching.mpg.de

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"NUCLEI 2026: Galaxy Nuclei – Diversity, Dynamics, and Hidden Mass in Galactic Centers"

ESO Workshop

Beginn: 16.11.2026
Ende: 20.11.2026
Ort: ESO Santiago, Chile
Gastgeber: ESO
Kontakt: NUCLEI2026@eso.org

NUCLEI 2026 is a five-day ESO workshop focused on the structural and dynamical diversity of galactic nuclei, covering nuclear star clusters, intermediate-mass black holes, supermassive black holes, stripped galactic nuclei, and ultra-compact dwarfs. The workshop provides a forum to assess recent progress, present first results from new facilities, and discuss the future of galaxy nuclei science. [mehr]

"Showcasing Science and Synergies in Thermal Infrared Astronomy"

IR2026

Beginn: 30.11.2026 09:00
Ende: 04.12.2026 17:00
Vortragende(r): Various Speakers
Ort: ESO Chile, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
Gastgeber: ESO
Kontakt: ir2026@eso.org

IR2026 is an ESO conference on thermal infrared astronomy, examining the legacy of current facilities such as VISIR, MATISSE, ERIS, and JWST/MIRI, and preparing the community for upcoming instruments including ELT/METIS, VLTI/NOTT, TAO/MIMIZUKU, and future space missions. Registration is open. [mehr]

"Neutrinos as Cosmic Messengers: A Decade of Discovery and the Path Forward"

MIAPbP Neutrino Workshop

Beginn: 08.02.2027 09:00
Ende: 05.03.2027 17:00
Gastgeber: MIAPbP
Kontakt: info@munich-iapbp.de

This workshop brings together theoretical and experimental experts to address key questions in neutrino astrophysics, including cosmic neutrino sources, multi-messenger synergies, and future detection strategies. [mehr]