Events at Physics |
Events on Friday, September 20th, 2024
- Physics Department Colloquium
- Title to be announced
- Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Place: Chamberlin 2241
- Speaker: Earl Scime, West Virginia University
- Host: John Sarff
- WiCOR Speaker Event
- Life in the Cosmic Trenches: The Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth
- Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Place: 1310 Sterling Hall
- Speaker: Sara Seager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Abstract: For thousands of years, inspired by the star-filled dark night sky, people have wondered what lies beyond Earth. Today, the search for signs of life is a key factor in modern-day planetary exploration. Astronomers have found thousands of planets that orbit nearby stars, called "exoplanets". The newly launched James Webb Space telescope will enable us to study gases in rocky exoplanet atmospheres, including gasses that might be attributed to life.
Followed by star-gazing at Washburn Observatory at 8:30 PM. - Host: WiCOR