CU Physics professor Paul Beale joins us to talk about the science of a Leap Day, about a quasar that eats stars, and about an incredible (free) lecture that you can go to where Nobel Prize winner Dr Andrea Ghez will discuss her groundbreaking work: "From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole"
Lecture details:
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Macky Auditorium
University of Colorado Boulder
Free admission - doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Brightest object ever seen in the universe eats one star per day (msn.com)
Paper announcing discovery: Eso2402a.pdf
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