Free Astronomy Public Lectures
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- Update frequency
- every 40 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 89
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2022
Observing echoes of the Big Bang in the Universe's most distant light (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Associate Professor Chris Blake on 11th October 2013.
As we peer out into space, what is the most distant light we can see? The answer is the cosmic microwave background radiation, the fa…
As we peer out into space, what is the most distant light we can see? The answer is the cosmic microwave background radiation, the fa…
01:00:16 |
Thu 10 Oct 2013
CosmoQuest: Science inside (powered by you!) (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Pamela Gay on 13th September 2013.
In order to handle the onslaught of data coming from space and ground-based telescopes, many astronomers are turning to the public for aid. The team …
In order to handle the onslaught of data coming from space and ground-based telescopes, many astronomers are turning to the public for aid. The team …
01:07:35 |
Thu 12 Sep 2013
Understanding the Universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Syed Uddin on 9th July 2013.
Just over a century ago the fixed stars we see in the night sky were the limit of the entire Universe. The Universe was assumed to be static. Now we have disc…
Just over a century ago the fixed stars we see in the night sky were the limit of the entire Universe. The Universe was assumed to be static. Now we have disc…
00:55:17 |
Mon 08 Jul 2013
Understanding our weird Universe: common sense won't save you (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Jonathan Whitmore on 17th May 2013
Two foundational physical theories of science: Quantum Physics and General Relativity are counterintuitive descriptions of reality. They also form th…
Two foundational physical theories of science: Quantum Physics and General Relativity are counterintuitive descriptions of reality. They also form th…
01:12:49 |
Sun 16 Jun 2013
The "Gran Telescopio de Canarias" (GTC): First Light of the Largest Optical Telescope on Earth (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Professor Rafael Guzman on 3rd May 2013.
The GTC is the last -and the largest- of the new generation of large ground-based observatories that have opened up a new era of discoveries in as…
The GTC is the last -and the largest- of the new generation of large ground-based observatories that have opened up a new era of discoveries in as…
00:59:04 |
Thu 02 May 2013
Chasing dead stars (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Anna Sippel on 19th April 2013.
Stars don't shine forever - and especially very massive stars don't live very long before ending their lives as neutron stars or black holes. In this lectu…
Stars don't shine forever - and especially very massive stars don't live very long before ending their lives as neutron stars or black holes. In this lectu…
01:07:42 |
Thu 18 Apr 2013
The lives of stars: from birth to death (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Assoc. Prof. Sarah Maddison on 22nd March 2013.
When we look up into the night sky, almost all the light we see comes from stars: single stars, stellar clusters, and even giant ensembles …
When we look up into the night sky, almost all the light we see comes from stars: single stars, stellar clusters, and even giant ensembles …
00:56:53 |
Thu 21 Mar 2013
Old galaxies in the aging universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Pierluigi Cerulo and Nicola Pastorello on 15th February 2013.
As part of a 14 billion years old expanding universe, we are able to directly experience only a tiny part of its history. In …
As part of a 14 billion years old expanding universe, we are able to directly experience only a tiny part of its history. In …
01:13:58 |
Tue 12 Feb 2013
A Night in the Life of an Astronomer (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Lee Spitler on 7th December 2012.
Through a visual journey, you will travel with an astronomer, Dr. Lee Spitler, on an observing trip to the remote 6.5-metre Baade Magellan Telescope. …
Through a visual journey, you will travel with an astronomer, Dr. Lee Spitler, on an observing trip to the remote 6.5-metre Baade Magellan Telescope. …
00:59:16 |
Thu 06 Dec 2012
Mapping the Universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr. Rita Tojeiro on 23rd Nivember 2012.
Over the last few decades astronomers have made enormous leaps in charting the Universe around us. Now, with accurate positions for millions of gal…
Over the last few decades astronomers have made enormous leaps in charting the Universe around us. Now, with accurate positions for millions of gal…
00:48:33 |
Thu 22 Nov 2012
Cosmic Fireworks (also known as When Galaxies Collide) (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Richard de Grijs on 26th October 2012.
Studying galactic interactions is like sifting through the forensic evidence at a crime scene. Astronomers wade through the debris of a violen…
Studying galactic interactions is like sifting through the forensic evidence at a crime scene. Astronomers wade through the debris of a violen…
00:51:36 |
Thu 25 Oct 2012
Into the heart of darkness: supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies - 2012 (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Associate Professor Darren Croton on 5th October 2012.
Black holes are amongst the most bizarre objects predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Many people may not realise t…
Black holes are amongst the most bizarre objects predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Many people may not realise t…
01:22:54 |
Thu 04 Oct 2012
100 years of galaxy redshifts (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Prof. Karl Glazebrook on 9th September 2012.
On Sep 17th 1912 Vesto M. Slipher at Lowell Observatory measured the first redshift of a galaxy and established their large velocities, this l…
On Sep 17th 1912 Vesto M. Slipher at Lowell Observatory measured the first redshift of a galaxy and established their large velocities, this l…
01:12:15 |
Sun 09 Sep 2012
Astronomy from the Antarctic Plateau (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Professor Jeremy Mould on 20th July 2012.
Dome A on the Antarctic Plateau may be the best site for astronomical telescopes on Earth, In the Mawson centennial year we should note that Aust…
Dome A on the Antarctic Plateau may be the best site for astronomical telescopes on Earth, In the Mawson centennial year we should note that Aust…
00:56:44 |
Thu 19 Jul 2012
The Secret Life of an Elliptical Galaxy (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Christina Blom-Smith on 12 June 2012.
Despite their uniform appearance elliptical galaxies often have complex and disturbed formation histories. Without the presence of gas, dust and star…
Despite their uniform appearance elliptical galaxies often have complex and disturbed formation histories. Without the presence of gas, dust and star…
01:00:33 |
Mon 11 Jun 2012
From grains to planets (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Catarina Ubach and Francesco Pignatale on 25th May 2012.
Solar System bodies such as planets, meteorites and comets are all created from small grains during the protoplanetary disk phase.…
Solar System bodies such as planets, meteorites and comets are all created from small grains during the protoplanetary disk phase.…
00:44:28 |
Thu 24 May 2012
Learning about the sub-atomic world from observations to the edge of the Universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Assoc. Prof. Chris Blake on 18th April 2012.
Scientists have been trying to understand the building blocks of matter for millenia. What are the fundamental particles and forces that shape…
Scientists have been trying to understand the building blocks of matter for millenia. What are the fundamental particles and forces that shape…
01:00:06 |
Tue 17 Apr 2012
The Dynamic Universe (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Professor Shri Kulkarni on 28th March 2012.
That occasionally new sources ("Stella Nova") would pop up in the heavens was noted more than a thousand years ago. The earnest study of cosmic…
That occasionally new sources ("Stella Nova") would pop up in the heavens was noted more than a thousand years ago. The earnest study of cosmic…
01:07:46 |
Tue 27 Mar 2012
The Next 50 Years of Space Exploration: Hunting for Life in the Solar System (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Dr Michael Shara on 14th Feburary 2012.
This is based on a current exhibition a the American Museum of Natural History that Dr Michael Shara has curated. Beyond Planet Earth: The Future o…
This is based on a current exhibition a the American Museum of Natural History that Dr Michael Shara has curated. Beyond Planet Earth: The Future o…
01:11:15 |
Mon 13 Feb 2012
Dynamics in the solar system (Free Astronomy Public Lectures)
Presented by Assoc. Prof. Sarah Maddison on 20th October 2011.
The clockwork-like motion of the planets around the Sun is well understood thanks to Newton's universal law of gravitation. Using Newtoni…
The clockwork-like motion of the planets around the Sun is well understood thanks to Newton's universal law of gravitation. Using Newtoni…
01:02:57 |
Sat 31 Dec 2011
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