Cornell Department of Astronomy & Space Sciences Fall 2026 Colloquium Series

Brinson Foundation Lecture given by Poonam Chandra, NRAO This Lecture is sponsored by the Brinson Foundation which is a privately funded philanthropic organization that provides an opportunity to focus our family’s common interests in encouraging personal initiative, advancing individual freedoms and liberties, and positively contributing to society in the areas of education and scientific research. https://brinsonfoundation.org/ "Echoes of Stars' Final Days" Abstract: Massive stars do not end their lives in isolation. In the years to centuries before they explode, they lose material that form