Binary Stars Courses and Certifications

Institute for Advanced Study

Accreting Binaries: From Brown Dwarfs to Major Mergers

Explore the dynamics of binary systems across cosmic scales, from molecular cloud collapse to galactic mergers, focusing on circumbinary accretion and black hole binary evolution in various environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hubble Space Telescope

Hunting the Stellar Undead - Understanding Dead Stars and Their Astronomical Significance

Explore the fascinating world of dying stars through supernatural metaphors, learning how astronomers study spectacular stellar phenomena like vampires, zombies, and other cosmic "undead" entities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI)

Gravitational-Wave Wave Optics Lensing Simulations and Phenomenology

Explore the fascinating physics of gravitational-wave lensing, from detection methods to wave optics phenomena, and understand how massive objects influence these cosmic ripples in spacetime.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

Beyond the First Wave: Understanding Binary Neutron Star and Black Hole Formation Channels

Explore the formation mechanisms and evolutionary pathways of binary neutron stars and black holes, examining key insights from gravitational wave observations and theoretical models.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

Tidal Dissipation in Binaries of Strange Neutron Stars

Explore the mechanisms of tidal dissipation in binary systems containing strange neutron stars in this theoretical physics presentation.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Raman Research Institute

Astrolabes as Sources of Records of Eruptive Stars

Discover how ancient astrolabes preserve records of stellar eruptions, including SN1604 and hints of recurrent nova T CrB, through detailed analysis of star positions on historical dials.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

Accreting Binaries - From Brown Dwarfs to Major Mergers

Explore the fascinating world of accreting binary systems, from brown dwarfs to major galactic mergers, in this comprehensive astrophysics presentation.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Institute for Advanced Study

Unveiling the Origin of Black-Hole Binaries with Gravitational Waves

Discover how gravitational waves reveal black hole binary formation through LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observations, detection principles, parameter estimation, and formation channel analysis.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Harvard CMSA

Pulsar Timing Arrays: The Next Window onto the Low-frequency Gravitational-wave Universe

Explore gravitational wave detection through pulsar timing arrays, focusing on nanohertz-frequency signals from supermassive black-hole binaries and early Universe phenomena.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Institute for Advanced Study

Searching for New Physics with Pulsar Timing Arrays

Explore groundbreaking research in gravitational wave detection using pulsar timing arrays, focusing on supermassive black hole binaries and implications for dark matter detection.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NYU Physics

Astrophysical Lessons from LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA's Black Holes

Explore groundbreaking discoveries about black hole formation and mergers through gravitational-wave observations, revealing insights into stellar evolution and cosmic history.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NYU Physics

ULTRASAT: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Hot Transient Universe

Explore groundbreaking UV telescope ULTRASAT's capabilities in detecting transient astronomical events, from gravitational waves to supernovae, launching in 2025 with unprecedented 200-degree field coverage.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AAVSO HQ

SIGs in the Spotlight - Eclipsing Binaries, Instrumentation and Equipment, and Short Period Pulsators

Explore three specialized astronomical observation groups: eclipsing binaries, instrumentation & equipment, and short period pulsators through expert presentations and ongoing research studies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

EAI - European Astrobiology Institute

Life at a Stellar Scale - Clues of Stellivores Through Metabolism, Navigation and Propulsion

Explore fascinating hypotheses about stellar-scale life forms, examining binary star systems as potential living organisms and the role of millisecond pulsars in galactic navigation and propulsion.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CITA Presentations

Globular Clusters - Astronomical Factories of Gravitational-Wave and Electromagnetic Transients

Explore the fascinating role of globular clusters as cosmic laboratories, examining their production of gravitational waves and electromagnetic phenomena through cutting-edge astrophysical research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video