The image above is of a galaxy cluster taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (credit: NASA).
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Virtual Astronomy Lecture:
“ Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Universe” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
SPEAKER: Dr. Rutuparna Das, Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
CO-HOST: Suffolk County Community College
Registration is required: https://bit.ly/CosmologyTalk
Hamptons Observatory, and co-host Suffolk County Community College, are pleased to present a free, virtual lecture by Dr. Rutuparna Das from the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
Our universe is expanding. Not only is it getting bigger and bigger, it’s accelerating. This mind-boggling revelation of the 90’s has opened up a treasure trove of questions about our cosmos. What is causing this acceleration? Will the universe always behave like this, or will it someday start slowing down? And how do we find out?
This last question is more complicated than it may seem at first glance. “Dark Energy” is the name given to the cause of the universe’s acceleration. We cannot see it, and we do not know much about what it is. To try to comprehend its effect on our cosmos, we turn to Dark Matter, yet another component of the universe that we cannot see. How do we quantify this invisible matter, use it to understand this invisible energy, and then use that to explore the fate of our universe?
Dr. Rutuparna Das is an astrophysicist and science communicator who spends her time learning about the universe and sharing its wonders with everyone around her. After going to undergrad at MIT, she completed her PhD at the University of Michigan, where she worked on weighing clusters of galaxies and figuring out what the cosmos is made of. She’s now at the Center for Astrophysics. Harvard & Smithsonian, spreading the joys of space through NASA’s Universe of Learning, and continuing her research into the composition of the universe. When she’s not staring at the sky (both with her naked eyes and through data from giant telescopes), she enjoys reading, crafting crazy desserts, taking an inordinate number of nature photos, and writing (sometimes silly) poetry about the cosmos.
Hamptons Observatory extends its deepest thanks to Dr. Das for generously taking the time to share her expertise and to co-host Suffolk County Community College’s Science Department for its kind collaboration
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