The Mysteries of the Cosmos
- Public Event
| Presented By: | DISCOVER, the National Science Foundation, the Thirty-Meter Telescope, and Caltech |
DISCOVER and the National Science Foundation host their second "Great Questions in Science" event in January 2009, which marks the beginning of the International Year of Astronomy.
Leading experts will debate the most compelling issues in astronomy today: How do black holes affect the evolution of the universe? What lies beyond the edge of our solar system? Does life exist on other worlds? The event will be moderated by DISCOVER's legendary "Bad Astronomy" blogger Phil Plait. Participants include:
- solar system sleuth Mike Brown of Caltech
- planet hunter Debra Fischer of San Francisco State University
- black hole guru Andrea Ghez of UCLA
- dark-energy authority Saul Perlmutter of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
The event is expected to end before 9:00.
Please Note: This event will be digitally recorded and made available for viewing on DISCOVER's web site. A link will be provided here once the video is available.
You may also be interested in the many past lectures and special events available for viewing online on the Caltech Theater site.