Topic: star formation

Study how molecular gas and star formation evolve in nearby galaxies using the KILOGAS survey and complementary spectroscopy. The postdoctoral project examines star-formation histories, efficiency and feedback.

The workshop examines how galaxy encounters and mergers change star formation, nuclear activity, gas conditions, chemical enrichment and quenching. It connects nearby systems with early cosmic epochs, comparing observations and simulations across interstellar, circumgalactic and intergalactic scales. Discussion will address dependence on mass, environment and merger geometry, and how new imaging and spectroscopic surveys can identify interacting populations. The programme prepares for improved capabilities from ESO, ALMA and radio facilities. Registration fees apply.

Fraser Cain and Pamela L. Gay examine possible futures of the universe across vastly different timescales. Topics include the Milky Way and Andromeda, cosmic isolation as expansion continues, the fading microwave background, the end of star formation and the era of stellar remnants. They discuss uncertain processes such as proton decay, black-hole evaporation through Hawking radiation, entropy and heat death, alongside alternative outcomes if dark energy evolves. These are model-dependent projections. Pamela Gay is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. Published on 21 Septembe