Today’s Events
Tuesday November 24, 2009
12:10-1pm
TUNA Lunch Talk
"The Varied Nature of MAMBO SMGs in the COSMOS Field"
Manuel Aravena (NRAO)
Event Details
Observations from the Spitzer
Space Telescope have revealed the largest-known planetary ring in
the Solar System. The newly discovered ring is associated with
Saturn’s distant moon Phoebe, which orbits the giant planet at a
radius of about 13 million kilometers, or about 200 times the radius
of Saturn. Until now, the largest-known planetary rings were
Jupiter’s gossamer rings and Saturn’s E ring - sheets of
dust that extend to about 5-10 times the radius of their respective
planets. Reporting the discovery in this week’s Nature, UVa’s Anne Verbiscer, Mike Skrutskie and
their colleague Douglas Hamilton at the University of Maryland,
College Park, also present numerical simulations that show how
repeated impacts on Phoebe can keep the ring supplied with dust.
Recent News
Aaron Evans builds partnership with Howard UniversityBarbara Johnson Honored by Equal Opportunity Program
Anne Verbiscer Featured on 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast
"Dark Skies, Bright Kids" astronomy club started in local rural elementary school by Kelsey Johnson
Solar System’s Largest Planetary Ring Discovered by UVa Astronomers Verbiscer and Skrutskie
Trinh Thuan awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science
Greg Sivakoff receives Outstanding Postdoc Award from UVa
Roger Chevalier’s 60th birthday celebrated in a Festival of Cosmic Explosions at Caltech
Anne Verbiscer Guest Blogger on the Planetary Society Blog for week of July 6th
Nicole Gugliucci Featured on 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast
Astronomy Undergraduate Receives Harrison Award to Study ALMA Project
UVa joins SDSS-III
Mark Whittle’s Cosmology course available
Film Festival "Aliens" visit McCormick Observatory
Rachael Beaton on Discovery Space
Phil Arras wins FEST award
Triplespec First Light on Apache Point Observatory 3.5-m
Large Binocular Telescope achieves First Binocular Light
Phil Arras named 2008 Sloan Fellow
Kelsey Johnson awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship
APOGEE Selected for inclusion in SDSS-III Proposal
