XXXIII IAU General Assembly
The IAU General Assembly brings together the international astronomy community for symposia, focus meetings and broader scientific exchange. The preliminary programme includes computational astrophysics, CTAO, planet formation, stellar populations, low-surface-brightness astronomy and AI methods. Registration opened on 15 September 2026. Standard talk/poster abstracts and participation-grant applications close on 15 January 2027; early registration closes on 5 March. Session details remain subject to confirmation.
Filaments to Subfilaments: Uncovering the Hierarchical Structure and Dynamics of the Cosmic Web
Saee Dhawalikar (University of Salamanca) presents this Special MPA Cosmology Seminar in Lecture Hall E.0.11 at MPA, Garching. The organizer lists a 30-minute slot, normally comprising a 20-minute presentation and 10 minutes of discussion. This occurrence takes place on Wednesday rather than the series’ usual Tuesday. The published listing supplies the topic and schedule but no separate scientific abstract.
Simulating Self-Interacting Dark Matter on GPUs
Oliver Zier (CfA) presents this Special MPA Cosmology Seminar in Lecture Hall E.0.11 at MPA, Garching. The organizer lists a 30-minute slot, normally comprising a 20-minute presentation and 10 minutes of discussion. This occurrence takes place on Wednesday rather than the series’ usual Tuesday. The published listing supplies the topic and schedule but no separate scientific abstract.
July 2026: Teaching Machines the Cosmos
Interviews with Seshadri Nadathur and Maggie Lieu cover cosmological tensions, DESI observations, galaxy clusters and machine learning. Reports from the Euclid-UK and LSST:UK meetings add perspectives on major surveys and the future of observational cosmology.