Free Online Lectures
Each event features a noted scientist who discusses a different cosmic topic. These lectures will be presented with a livestream to YouTube, and questions can be asked in the YouTube chat. The recordings will also be posted on our YouTube channel and accessible from this page.
Lectures are typically held at 8 PM EDT (UTC -4) during Daylight Time and 8 PM EST (UTC -5) during Standard Time, unless otherwise noted.
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Past Lectures
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Year Two in Review: Groundbreaking Science Discoveries by JWST
August 6, 2024 LecturesSpeaker: Macarena Garcia Marin (Space Telescope Science Institute/European Space Agency) The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest, most sophisticated telescope ever launched into space. After two...
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Roman Space Telescope
September 3, 2024 LecturesSpeaker: Ori Fox (Space Telescope Science Institute)
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There is Light in the Darkness
November 12, 2024 LecturesSpeaker: Eleni Vardoulaki (National Observatory of Athens)
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Hunting the Stellar Undead
December 3, 2024 LecturesSpeaker: Gregory Sivakoff (University of Alberta)