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Interstellar Insights: What We’ve Learned from 3I/ATLAS


Comet 3I/ATLAS was only the third known object from interstellar space when it passed by our Sun last fall. Astronomer Willem Hoogendam tells us what we have learned from this rare visitor in a free, public hybrid talk. Attend in person at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa's Institute for Astronomy (pupus from 5 p.m. in the courtyard and program at 6 p.m. in the auditorium) or via Zoom at 6 p.m. Register at https://go.hawaii.edu/DwS to reserve your place and receive the Zoom link. All registrants will receive the link to the recorded talk once posted on YouTube. Hoogendam is a fourth-year National Science Foundation Fellow pursuing a PhD in Astronomy at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Institute for Astronomy. His research centers on transient astronomy, with a focus on supernovae, tidal disruption events, and, most recently, interstellar objects. His work has been published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Astrophysical Journal, and the Astronomical Journal.

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