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X-WR-CALNAME:Physics Colloquium with Michael Meyer on Origins of Stars\, Pl
 anets and Life
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DESCRIPTION:Over 20 years ago\, the instrument teams for the NASA/ESA/CSA J
 WST outlined comprehensive science programs to answer to key questions con
 cerning the origins of stars and planets\, with implications as well for t
 he origin of life. Deep observations of pre- and protostellar molecular cl
 oud cores reveal the initial conditions of star formation\, the compositio
 n of star- and planet-forming gas and dust\, the first compact objects tha
 t form from collapse\, and feedback from star formation which may contribu
 te to self-regulation. Observations of brown dwarfs in young clusters and 
 in the field\, reveal multiplicity\, atmospheric structure\, and compositi
 on of these enigmatic objects that represent either the low mass end of th
 e initial mass function or the high mass limit of planet formation. Imagin
 g and spectroscopy of planet-forming circumstellar disks reveal how inters
 tellar ingredients are transmuted into the building blocks of planets and 
 the emergence of forming proto-planets in these disks. Observations of mat
 ure gas giants and brown dwarf companions as a function of host star mass\
 , orbital separation\, and mass ratio may reveal how the complex processes
  of planet formation determine their composition and help regulate the del
 ivery of volatiles to potentially habitable planets. We will describe the 
 power of JWST compared to complementary facilities\, review relevant resul
 ts from the first year of JWST science operations\, and provide some hint 
 of future exciting results to come.\n\nImage: The last view of JWST as it 
 leaves the launch vehicle.
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LOCATION:Crow Hall\, 201
SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium with Michael Meyer on Origins of Stars\, Planets
  and Life
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 chael_meyer_on_origins_of_stars_planets_and_life
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