Hayden Planetarium Programs
Frontiers Lecture: Demystifying Black Holes
December 11, 2017
Black holes are both astrophysical phenomena and theoretical “laboratories” where scientists test their understanding of physics. From gravitational raditation to X-ray binary star systems, Steven Gubser and Frans Pretorius use creative thought experiments to explain the fantastical properties of black holes, and how the same qualities that capture the public imagination inform today’s research. A book signing follows.
A book signing follows.
Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Endowment Fund.
More in this Series:
Frontiers Lecture: Why? What Makes Us Curious with Mario Livio
September 18, 2017
Astrophysicist and bestselling author Mario Livio describes cutting-edge research about the origins and mechanisms of human curiosity.
Astronomy Live: The Grand Tour
September 26, 2017
Travel from Earth to the most distant objects in the universe.
Frontiers Lecture: Endurance with Astronaut Scott Kelly
October 16, 2017
In conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronaut Scott Kelly offers a glimpse of life in a uniquely unwelcoming environment—the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight.
Astronomy Live: Spooky Astronomy
October 31, 2017
On this Halloween night, join Jackie Faherty and Lydia Maria Petrosino for an evening of spooky stories of the cosmos as we navigate the constellations and explain the most frightful and petrifying objects in the sky.
Family Astronomy: Achakosuk (the Stars)
November 4, 2017
Young astronomers and their families are invited to an evening in the Planetarium with “The Star Guy.” Wilfred Buck, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, shares legends and stories illustrating how indigenous people from the First Nations have connected to the sky for thousands of years.
Frontiers Lecture: The Zoomable Universe
November 13, 2017
Inspired by the bestselling book and classic film Powers of Ten, the award-winning astrobiologist Caleb Scharf leads an epic tour through all known scales of reality, from the largest possible magnitude to the smallest.
Astronomy Live: Voyagers
November 28, 2017
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft, composer Gerald Cohen brings us Voyagers, a new musical piece for clarinet and string quartet.
Astronomy Live: Astronomical Calendar
December 26, 2017
Prepare for your next journey around the Sun. Join Ted Williams and Irene Pease as they share the highlights of 2018, including celestial sights and constellations from January to December.