1. Origin of the Universe Understanding Earth’s uniqueness 2. Planetary evolution • Where does water come from? • Why do we have oceans? • Why do we have life as…
Slide 1 Astroseismology of a -Cephei star Nick Cowan April 2006 Nick Cowan April 2006 Slide 2 Motivation: Blowing up Stars O & B stars die in spectacular explosions…
The ISM and Stellar Birth Extinction and Reddening Rayleigh Scattering Extinction and Reddening Near the Sun, Extinction amounts to 2 magnitudes per 1000 parsecs. That is,…