During the fortieth edition of the JVS/VVS weekend in the Duinse Polders, we had the pleasure of attending several fantastic scientific lectures. Prof. dr. Matthew Kenworthy from Leiden University delivered an impressive presentation on exoplanets and exomoons. He demonstrated how his team successfully captured cosmic disks that potentially represent young exoplanets or colliding exomoons.
On the second day, dr. Eva Laplace took us into the fascinating world of binary stars and their crucial role in supernovae, black holes, and gravitational waves. During a subsequent discussion, she explained how her software TULIPS provides insights into type Ia supernovae and the Hubble tension. Both speakers added extra brilliance to this anniversary weekend and greatly inspired all the amateur astronomers present.
