Monday, April 21st 2014
Dr. Alan Dressler
Staff Astronomer,
The Carnegie Observatories
The Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of stars, galaxies, and the nature of our vast universe, and has blazed a trail to new journeys that lie beyond Hubble's reach. Dr. Dressler will describe several future space telescopes -- some already in fabrication, others on the technological horizon. These "virtual spaceships" will carry us to the end of our journey to understand the birth of stars and galaxies -- the dawn of the modern universe -- and will launch new quests to locate other worlds like Earth that may be habitable, or even inhabited.
Partial funding for Carnegie Observatories' 2014 Astronomy Lecture Series was provided by The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation. The lectures were hosted by A Noise Within http://www.anoisewithin.org/. Video production by Neighbors Video Services http://www.neighborsvideo.com.
