The Sky, the Stars and other Inhabitants. of the heavens

When : Nov 16, Saturday,
Where : Van Allen Hall, Room 70

Professor Cornelia Lang

 
A night sky, on a starry night (planetarium view)
The home of our solar system is the Milky Way galaxy,
where each star is like our Sun
In the many galaxies in our universe, the stars burn their gas fuel by fusion
Sometimes Two stars move around each other, known as a binary 
Their period of rotation is fixed, so when the binary emits light, 
it almost is like a lighthouse
The life history of a star depends on how massive it is
A Supernova is the glorious end of a star life, 
sowing the seeds of new stars
And sometimes, the end product is a Black Hole 
(An artist's impression)