A Summer of Astounding Astrophysics brings visitors to campus
The crowd at Prof. Kakalios'

The School of Physics and Astronomy and the Minnesota Institute of Astrophysics are sponsoring a series of lectures for the public in summer 2025. Topics in the series range from physics and superheroes, citizen science initiatives, solar physics, galaxy formation and gravitational waves. Tate B50 was packed for the first three lectures. If you missed Professor James Kakalio's lecture Superman Meets Newton and Einstein;  Professor Lucy Fortson, Weird Galaxies and Wonderful Animals: Why Big Data Needs YOU!; or Michael Coughlin, Catching Some Gravitational Waves, they are available on the School’s YouTube channel, linked below.       

Upcoming lectures include: 

  • Catching Some Gravitational Waves, by Professor Michael Coughlin on July 8th

  • Here Comes the Sun, by Professor Lindsay Glesener on July 15th

  • Gravitational Lensing and Dark Matter, by Professor Patrick Kelly on July 22nd

  • The Early Universe: A Journey to the Origin of Time, by Professor Keith Olive on July 29th

All the remaining lectures will be held in Tate B50 at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. Seating is first come first serve. To attend any of the remaining lectures, please RSVP at the MIFA website linked below.

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RSVP here.

Watch past lectures on our YouTube channel. 

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