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LOCATION:4421 Sterling Hall\, Coffee and Cookies 3:30 pm. Talk begins 
 at 3:45 PM
SUMMARY:Astrophysics Flagships\, Present & Future\, Whitford Lecturer 
 Ken Sembach Colloquium\, Dr. Ken Sembach\, Director\, STSci
DESCRIPTION:NASA’s Great Observatories have revolutionized our under
 standing of the Universe. The James Webb Space Telescope will continue
  this legacy\, and together with the Hubble Space Telescope and Wide-F
 ield Infrared Telescope will usher in an era of unprecedented informat
 ion about astronomical objects ranging from Solar System objects to th
 e first stars and galaxies formed near the beginning of time.  As we c
 ontinue to explore\, new questions arise.  Are there Earth-like planet
 s orbiting other stars\, and if so are they capable of supporting life
 ?  What secrets does the ultra-faint universe hide from our view?  Wha
 t is the nature of dark matter and dark energy? Future flagship missio
 ns offer great promise for answering such questions. In this talk\, Iâ
 €™ll offer some perspectives\, both scientific and programmatic\, on p
 ossible paths forward and the importance of truly ambitious space obse
 rvatories to the future of astrophysics research.<br>
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4346
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