ACES: The Nearby Evolved Stars Survey - Recent Results and Ongoing Challenges

Explore a 37-minute astronomy lecture that delves into the Nearby Evolved Stars Survey, examining 850 evolved stars within 3 kiloparsecs of the Sun. Learn about the latest advancements in measuring dust and gas return to the Solar Neighborhood through increasingly powerful instruments and complex datasets. Discover the progress made in observations and data analysis, while understanding the ongoing challenges in the field and potential solutions through machine learning applications. Presented by Peter Scicluna from the University of Hertfordshire, this talk provides valuable insights into modern astronomical survey methods and their contribution to our understanding of stellar evolution.