When did the first stars form in our Galaxy? International Astronomical Union Conference Returns for first time in two years to explore just that!
Returning for the first time since the pandemic, the International Astronomical Union hosted IAU Symposium 361: Massive Stars Near and Far; in the Slieve Russell; with Armagh Observatory and Planetarium taking part in the research discussions and educational outreach.
This international conference bought together over 230 observational and theoretical astrophysicists to discuss all aspects of massive stars, their formation, evolution and ultimately their demise as supernovae. A special focus of this conference is on massive stars in the early Universe, how they lived and died, and how they compare with massive stars in our Galaxy.
Jorick Vink, Astronomer at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium and Co-Chair of the Scientific Organising Committee talks on the importance of this week-long c...