A new telescope at Carnegie Astronomy’s Observatory in Chile is allowing astronomers to map the violent inner life of galaxies.

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Lots of questions from the audience at The Huntington for Jeff Rich tonight after his Astronomy Lecture on using #JWST to study galaxy mergers, supermassive black holes, and more.

JWST is enabling us to build on the work from radio telescopes to better understand certain galaxies with unusual features, says Jeff Rich at The Huntington.

#JWST picked up young star clusters in galaxies that we'd never seen before, explains Jeff Rich to a packed crowd at The Huntington. It also allowed us to better understand the impact that superlative black holes at the center of galaxies have on star formation, he adds.

When we look at data, it looks nothing like this. These beautiful images represent a combination of multiple images that are processed in different ways to convey information about what's happening in the galaxy but also look fantastic explains Jeff Rich.

Our nearest neighbor Andromeda looks like it's on a collision course with us. The proposed 'couple' name for the resulting merged galaxy is Milkamada, we should work on that says Jeff Rich to laughter from the crowd at The Huntington.

We are learning a lot very quickly about early galaxies and breaking distance records and will continue to do so for a while says Jeff Rich at The Huntington tonight.

#JWST is complementary to the Hubble, says Jeff Rich because it sees objects in a different way by looking at them in infrared and near infrared. This enables us to see through dust better, to see very distant galaxies, and to trace certain exoplanet atmospheric molecules

Galaxies come in a variety of shapes and sizes. We are still trying to understand many aspects of galaxies, explains Jeff Rich, including their size distribution, changes in their rates of star formation, and the black holes at their centers.

Late last year we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Andromeda galaxy, and the existence of the universe beyond our own Milky Way says Jeff Rich starting his Astronomy Lecture at The Huntington tonight.

Our Director John Mulchaey introduces tonight's presenter at The Huntington, Jeff Rich, who will talk about his work using #JWST to study dusty merging galaxies.

Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum writes in the Los Angeles Times with Carnegie Science President Isaacs on the importance of federal funding for large-scale astronomy. Opinion: America's 'big glass' dominance hangs on the fate of two powerful new telescopes latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Why are the two telescopes of the US-ELTP important? US leadership in astronomy is at stake. AURA's NOIRLab would provide access for US astronomers to both telescopes. Read more in this LA Times opinion piece.

Pres Rosenbaum and Eric Isaacs of Carnegie Science write in L.A. Times Opinion about the scientific losses the US may face if *both* giant telescope projects recommended in the Astro2020 decadal survey aren't funded.

latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Funding both the Giant Magellan Telescope and TMTHawaii
is an investment in the kind of foundational work that typically has led to economic growth and innovation in our uniquely American ecosystem of scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Falling behind in science and technology can be costly. Now, U.S. leadership in astronomy is threatened as the NSF considers whether to fund 2 giant telescope projects say Carnegie President Eric Isaacs and Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum in L.A. Times Opinion latimes.com/opinion/story/…

The U.S. is the unquestioned leader in astronomy & building telescopes. A failure to step up now would cede our dominance in ways that would be difficult to remedy say Carnegie President Eric Isaacs & Caltech's President Thomas Rosenbaum in L.A. Times Opinion. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

As of 2024, the U.S. is the unquestioned leader in astronomy, building powerful telescopes and making significant discoveries. A failure to step up now would cede our dominance in ways that would be difficult to remedy. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

America has learned the hard way that falling behind in science and technology can be costly. Now, the legacy of U.S. leadership in astrnomy is threatened as the National Science Foundation considers whether to fund two giant telescope projects. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Opinion: America's 'big glass' dominance hangs on the fate of two powerful new telescopes latimes.com/opinion/story/…