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Date Title   Speaker Affiliation Series Room
Thu 15:00
15 Oct 2026 		Space radio interferometry Eric Villard ESO Garching SCI ESTEC
Ba024
Thu 17:00
08 Oct 2026 		2026 ESA Distinguished Lecture: The Rise of the First Galaxies Print Abstract Hakim Atek Paris Institute of Astrophysics, France ESA@STScI STScI
TBD / ESAC D001 / ESTEC TBD
Tue 10:00
29 Sep 2026 		TBA Pouya Kouch University of Turku Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
10 Sep 2026 		Overview of JWST Observations of Star-forming Clusters in the Extreme Outer Galaxy Print Abstract Natsuko Izumi Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Japan SCI ESTEC
Ca005 / ESAC A024
Tue 10:00
08 Sep 2026 		TBA Willi Exner Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Wed 10:00
19 Aug 2026 		TBA Print Abstract Valentin Reichel ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Af 205
Tue 10:00
18 Aug 2026 		TBA Ricarda Leske ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Tue 10:00
11 Aug 2026 		Impact of Small-Scale EUV Brightenings on the Solar Atmosphere: Insights from High-Resolution Solar Orbiter Data Print Abstract Alexandra Chiritescu ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Tue 10:00
04 Aug 2026 		Binary system disruption after supernova: astrometric search for former neutron star companions using the Gaia DR3 catalogue Print Abstract Jorge Bravo ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 00:00
30 Jul 2026 		Summer break until 10 September No Seminar (summer break) SCI Virtual Only
Thu 15:00
23 Jul 2026 		Farewell talk: Stellar explosions and the remnants they leave behind: my science, made possible by ESA Print Abstract Ashley Chrimes ESTEC SCI ESTEC
Ef008
Tue 10:00
21 Jul 2026 		Revealing the hidden environment of Cen X-3 with XRISM’s microcalorimeter Print Abstract Jessica Planelles University of Alicante Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
16 Jul 2026 		Intermediate-Mass Mergers: How to find them and why? Print Abstract Daniela Korčáková Charles University, Prague SCI ESTEC
Db134
Tue 10:00
14 Jul 2026 		From astronomy to climate politics Print Abstract Leonard Burtscher A4E Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
09 Jul 2026 		A multiwavelength study of the AGN-galaxy co-evolution Print Abstract Giorgia Peluso INAF - Observatory of Bologna SCI ESAC
C031 / ESTEC Af205
Tue 10:00
07 Jul 2026 		Leiden-ESTEC Master's presentations Print Abstract Leiden-ESTEC Master's students Leiden University Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
02 Jul 2026 		Planetary Geologic Mapping: The value of geologic mapping in NASA's competed missions Print Abstract Mallory Kinczyk Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, USA SCI ESAC
A024 / ESTEC Ba024
Thu 15:00
25 Jun 2026 		Galaxy-Merger Rates in Euclid Q1 with Semi-Supervised Machine Learning Print Abstract Laslo Erik Ruhberg Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Germany SCI ESAC
D050 / ESTEC Ef008
Tue 10:00
23 Jun 2026 		Hello from Herts with a (Radio) Wideband View of Star Formation: From Molecular Clouds to Magnetic Mayhem Print Abstract Jan Forbrich ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
18 Jun 2026 		The birth of giants: A multiwavelength survey of massive, gas-rich galaxies at 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang Print Abstract Allison Man The University of British Columbia, Canada SCI ESAC
B101, ESTEC Af205
Tue 10:00
16 Jun 2026 		Apollo under the microscope: from mineral chemistry to lunar exploration strategies Print Abstract Giulia Consuma ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
11 Jun 2026 		Interstellar Objects in a Galactic Context Print Abstract Chris Lintott Department of Physics at the University of Oxford SCI ESTEC
Ba024
Tue 10:00
09 Jun 2026 		Towards planetary population syntheses in MHD wind-driven discs Print Abstract Jesse Weder University of Bern Breakfast ESTEC
Thu 15:00
04 Jun 2026 		Farewell talk: 30 years, 30 slides Print Abstract Joe Zender ESA ESTEC SCI ESTEC
Escape dance room
Tue 10:00
02 Jun 2026 		Lets go to Enceladus - where are we now with the ESA L4 mission Print Abstract Joern Helbert ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
28 May 2026 		Challenges to the standard cosmology paradigm Print Abstract Maria Petronikolou IAASARS, National Observatory of Athens SCI ESAC
B101
Tue 10:00
26 May 2026 		From Mergers to Bars: Tracing the Drivers of AGN Activity with Euclid and JWST Print Abstract Antonio La Marca ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
21 May 2026 		Missing multiples in early-type debris disk host stars Print Abstract Juliana Ehrhardt ESO Garching, ORIGINS (LMU Munich) SCI ESAC
A024
Tue 10:00
19 May 2026 		From Titan to exoplanet atmospheres: Overcoming spectroscopy data limitations in preparation for next generation observatories Print Abstract Rafael Rianço-Silva University College London (UK), Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (Portugal) Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
14 May 2026 		No Seminar (ESTEC holiday) No seminar - SCI Virtual Only
Thu 15:00
07 May 2026 		The Co-Evolution of Black Holes and their Host Galaxies Print Abstract Vardha N. Bennert Cal Poly, USA SCI ESTEC
ESTEC Ba024; ESAC B101
Tue 10:00
05 May 2026 		JUICE 3I/ATLAS observation campaign Print Abstract Olivier Witasse ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
30 Apr 2026 		Fuelling supermassive black hole growth through large-scale bars Print Abstract Izzy Garland University of Masaryk, Czechia SCI Virtual Only
ESAC B101; ESTEC Af205
Tue 10:00
28 Apr 2026 		Stellar Flares as probes of Exoplanet Atmospheres and Star-Planet Interaction Print Abstract Susana Carneiro Leiden University Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
23 Apr 2026 		3I/ATLAS and his observations [CANCELLED] Emmanuel Jehin Université de Liège SCI ESTEC
Einstein
Tue 10:00
21 Apr 2026 		AGN in dwarf galaxies: how to find them and what they can teach us about our Universe Print Abstract Dr. Andrea Sacchi INAF - IASF Milan Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole DB162
Thu 15:00
16 Apr 2026 		Aeolian Landforms in the ESA ExoMars 2028 Landing Site in Oxia Planum Print Abstract Simone Silvestro INAF Napoli SCI ESTEC
Af205
Tue 10:00
14 Apr 2026 		No seminar Print Abstract TBA TBA Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
09 Apr 2026 		Science Results and Opportunities with Astrophysics Collaboration Print Abstract Nancy A. Levenson STScI SCI ESAC
ESAC B101 / ESTEC Ba024
Tue 10:00
31 Mar 2026 		XRISM Maps X-ray Inflows and Outflows around Supermassive Black Holes Print Abstract Chen Li SRON Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
26 Mar 2026 		Uncovering the interiors of small exoplanets by combining models and observations Print Abstract Jo Ann Egger ESTEC SCI ESTEC
Ef008
Tue 10:00
24 Mar 2026 		My journey to space Print Abstract Michaela Benthaus ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
19 Mar 2026 		Harnessing Machine Learning to Probe the High-Energy Sky: From Data to Discoveries Print Abstract Daniela Huppenkothen UvA Amsterdam SCI ESTEC
Af205
Thu 15:00
12 Mar 2026 		Asteroid observations and planetary defence Print Abstract Agata Rozek University of Edinburgh SCI ESAC
D001
Tue 10:00
10 Mar 2026 		Variability from accreting black holes across the full X-ray band Print Abstract Niek Bollemeijer University of Amsterdam Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
05 Mar 2026 		From the lab to the skies: Exploring volatile processes in water and methane on the Moon, Mars and beyond Print Abstract John Moores York University Canada SCI ESTEC
Erasmus auditorium
Tue 10:00
03 Mar 2026 		Why do we do astrophysics? Print Abstract Victoria Grinberg ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
26 Feb 2026 		Science enabled by Einstein Probe's fast X-ray transients Print Abstract Peter Jonker Radboud University SCI ESTEC
Ca005
Thu 11:00
26 Feb 2026 		Exploring the elemental composition of the solar corona with EIS and SPICE Print Abstract Anna Bauernfeind ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Tue 10:00
24 Feb 2026 		Introduction to and Science highlights from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Print Abstract Kavitha Arur UMBC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db162
Thu 15:00
19 Feb 2026 		Cryoclastic flows on Mars Print Abstract Lonneke Roelofs Universiteit Utrecht SCI ESTEC
Ba030
Tue 10:00
17 Feb 2026 		Gaia for Star and Planet Formation Studies Print Abstract Miguel Vioque ESO Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
12 Feb 2026 		Black hole accretion and feedback across the mass scale Print Abstract Zsofi Igo ESAC SCI ESAC
D002
Tue 10:00
10 Feb 2026 		Radiative Transfer Simulations of the Fe Kα Fluorescent Line in Centaurus X-3 Observed by the High-Resolution Spectrometer Resolve Onboard XRISM Print Abstract Yuto Mochizuki ISAS/JAXA Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Tue 10:00
27 Jan 2026 		X-ray Doppler tomography of Fe Kα emission in a low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1822–371: a localised reflector at the accretion stream–disc overflow / Hunting for atmospheres of rocky worlds in the era of JWST Print Abstract Naoto Sameshima / Prune Camille August JAXA / DTU Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
22 Jan 2026 		Astrobiowashing: When Media Impact Challenges Scientific Integrity Print Abstract Hervé Cottin Université Paris-Est Créteil, France SCI ESTEC
Newton 1
Tue 10:00
20 Jan 2026 		Characterising the magnetic field and space environment for known exoplanet host stars Print Abstract Stefano Bellotti Leiden University Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162
Thu 15:00
15 Jan 2026 		how climate change is affecting our weather and how space agencies and everyone else can help Print Abstract Professor Myles Allen University of Oxford SCI ESTEC
Newton
Tue 10:00
13 Jan 2026 		ESA’s humanitarian fund as a force for sustainable development Print Abstract Chiara Lombardi ESA/ESTEC Breakfast ESTEC
Wormhole Db 162


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