Live Talks
Aboriginal Skies
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Paul Taylor and CU's Dr. John Stocke will explore the star knowledge of the Wardaman people, an Aboriginal tribe of northern Australia through traditions, songs, and stories of Mr. Bill Yidumduma Harney. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Astronomia de Nuestros Antepasados
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?Que relacion tenian las tribus indigenas en Norteamerica con el firmamento? Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Astronomical Star of Bethlehem
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Presented by amateur astronomer Gil Buller, this exciting program examines the sky at the time of the birth of Christ to see which astronomical phenomenon may have been the Star of Bethlehem. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Astronomy of the Ancient Pueblos
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Join CU’s Dr. Kim Malville as he uses the Fiske dome to recreate the skies visible to ancestral Pueblos in the 11-13th centuries and explores the astronomy of Chaco Canyon, Chimney Rock, Mesa Verde, Yellow Jacket and Hovenweep with extensive visuals. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Back to the Moon, Back to the Future
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With a new generation of rockets under development, NASA plans to establish a permanent lunar outpost to explore the Moon, to understand its origins, and to use it as a platform for studying the broader cosmos. What might a return to the Moon be like? Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Birth of Stars and Planets
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CU's Dr. John Bally looks at recent observations with giant ground-based telescopes & space-based instruments such as Hubble Space Telescope to peer across space and back in time. See the latest results from the world's best observatories. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Black Holes
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CU astrophysicist Dr. Andrew Hamilton discusses some of the strange predictions of Einstein's relativity. See the astronomical evidence that black holes exist and in the show's finale, experience what it would be like to fall into a black hole yourself. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Cassini Update
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Come for a current look at the ongoing Cassini mission, including a some of the most recent scientific data and images from Saturn and its rings and moons, including giant Titan. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
China's Manned Space Program
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For nearly five decades, access to space was dominated by the two cold war superpowers. Now, following the successful launch of their first manned mission almost two years ago, China is poised to become a major player. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Comparing Worlds: Climate Catastrophes
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with Dr. David Grinspoon of DMNS. How has the climate changed on Venus and Mars, and could what happened to them happen to our Earth? Take an entertaining and enlightening journey through the history of our solar system, discovering runaway greenhouses a Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
CSI Solar System
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Asteroids and comets are leftovers of the original building blocks that formed the planets. Like a detective, Dr. William Bottke of Southwest Research Institute uses orbits, sizes, shapes, and composition of comets and asteroids, together with numerical m Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
CU Saturn Celebration: A New View of Titan
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In 2005, while the Cassini spacecraft continued to map it from orbit, the
European Space Agency’s Huygens probe landed on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
Join Dr. Nick Schneider on a tour of this newly discovered landscape of an
extraordinary world. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
CU Saturn Celebration: Cassini Mission Update
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Cassini is well into its four-year mission to explore Saturn, its magnificent
rings and a host of icy moons. Dr. Joshua Colwell will guide you through the
Saturn system as seen by one of our most distant robot explorers. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
CU Saturn Celebration: Saturn Overlooked
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Saturn itself is one of the most fascinating bodies in the solar system: it possesses aurorae, helium rain, metallic hydrogen and much more. Dr. John Weiss will discuss this amazing giant and what has been learned by the Cassini mission. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
DAWN Mission to Asteroid Belt
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What's the difference between an asteroid and a dwarf planet? Join CU's Dr. Suzanne Traub-Metlay to explore what we know and what we hope to learn. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Deep Impact Mission Update
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On July 4, 2005, the Deep Impact mission peered inside a comet for the very first time. What have we learned about comets and the structure of the solar system since then? Where will the surviving Deep Impact spacecraft go next? Show Information Show Times June 6, 2008, 8:00 pm |
Eclipse: In a Different Light
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Celebrate Sun-Earth Day on March 29 and learn about the spectacular total
eclipse of the Sun! This talk is FREE and open to all ages. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
El Cielo de Colorado
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Ven y aprende acerca de las estrellas, constelaciones y otros cuerpos celestes visibles desde Colorado. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Exploring the Unseen Universe
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In the last decade, astrophysicists have reached the startling conclusion that the Universe is dominated by dark matter, observable only by its gravitational interactions, and dark energy, which is causing the Universe to accelerate in its expansion. Join Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Galaxy Formation
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Have you ever wondered where the Milky Way galaxy came from? Dr. Jason Glenn discusses how the latest observations of galaxies from the dawn of the universe to the present time are revealing how galaxies formed. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Jupiter & New Horizons
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In February 2007, the New Horizons spacecraft (on its way to Pluto and beyond) flies by Jupiter. Join Dr. Fran Bagenal of CU’s LASP to explore Jupiter and its many moons as New Horizons speeds from the largest planet in our solar system to the smallest. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Mars Exploration Rovers Update
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with Dr. Bill Farrand. Spirit and Opportunity arrived on Mars for a 3-month mission in 2004 - 3 years later they are still going strong! Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Mars Rover Update
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Come hear the latest news and science updates and see the most amazing recent images from the red planet courtesy of the twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Misterios del Universo
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En esta presentacion hablaremos acerca de misteriosos temas actuales en astronomia. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Moon Mineralogy Mapper
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Aboard India's first lunar orbiter will be an instrument designed here in Boulder-the Moon Mineralogy Mapper. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Native American Star Knowledge
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Come learn about the culture, constellations and cosmology of the Lakota, Pueblo and Navajo peoples as Dr. John Stocke of CU’s Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy examines the relationship between the cycle of life and the rhythm of the heavens. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Navegacion Estelar
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Durante esta charla te ensenaremos como localizar la estralla polar y usarla para saber tu posicion. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
New Astronomy Results with Hubble
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Join Dr. Mike Shull of CU’s Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy for a guided tour of the latest and greatest from the Hubble Space Telescope. See why this telescope is a critical instrument for furthering our scientific knowledge. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
New Horizons Mission to Pluto
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Celebrate the launch of New Horizons on its long voyage to Pluto with CU's Fran Bagenal. Discuss what this small, distant planet tells us about the formation of the solar system and what the New Horizons spacecraft might see when it gets there. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Paranormal Universe
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Join Dr. Nahum Arav of CU's Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy to explore the evidence for paranormal phenomena. What roles do human psychology, sociology and the media play in our understanding of astrology, prophecies, crop circles, UFO's, etc? Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Poor Pitiful Pluto
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Planet no longer? Join Stuart Robbins from CU's Dept. Astrophyiscal & Planetary Sciences as he explores how our understanding of the solar system has changed so much that planetary scientists have begun to debate the very defintion of "planet". Show Information Show Times June 13, 2008, 8:00 pm |
Science in Science Fiction
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In science fiction characters zoom around the universe faster than light, the artificial gravity never seems to fail, and for some reason almost all aliens look astonishingly human. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Science of the Signs
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Explore the origins of & the science behind the signs of the zodiac. Examine the similarities and differences between astrology and astronomy with Matt Tearle & Adam Norris of CU’s Department of Applied Mathematics. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Science, Religion, and Spirituality
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Join astronomer Nahum Arav in exploring the multi-interfaces between
science, religion and spirituality. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Seven Ways a Black Hole Can Kill You
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Dr. Phil Plait gives you a tour of all the nasty ways black holes can ruin your day. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
SMART-1 Mission to the Moon
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After 2 years in orbit around Earth’s moon, the European Space Agency’s SMART-1 spacecraft will self-destruct by crashing into the lunar surface. Come learn about this amazing mission! Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Sounds of the Sun
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Hear the sounds of the Sun as Dr. Craig DeForest of Southwest Research Institute guides you through the solar interior and atmosphere using infrasound and multispectral imaging. Get ready for a smorgasbord of cool images and movies! Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Sputnik & the Space Age in Boulder, CO
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w/ Keith Gleason (Sommers-Bausch Observatory). Join Keith Gleason on an historic tour of Boulder as you've never seen it. Thanks to World War Two and the Cold War, Boulder grew from a sleepy mountain town to a dynamic hub of space science research and inn Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Supernovae
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A supernova is a colossal explosion marking the death of a massive star; supernovae have been observed since the dawn of history. Dr. Dick McCray describes what we have learned about supernovae from ancient and modern observations. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
The 'Apollo Moon Hoax' Hoax
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What happened on the way to the Moon? Nearly 40 years after Neil Armstrong's famous walk, come learn about one of the most die-hard conspiracy theories that claims NASA faked the Apollo landings. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Update from the Red Planet
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Challenging the idea that oceans of water once covered Mars, Dr. Brian Hynek (LASP) provides a bold view of the red planet. Investigate the conditions for life on Mars now and in the past with one of planetary geology's leading researchers. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
Venus Express
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Launched in Nov. 2005, Venus Express will reach its target in April 2006. Join Dr. Suzanne Traub-Metlay as she discusses the cloud-shrouded planet, the mission, and the future prospects of the European Space Agency. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
What Planets Are & How They Form
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Science textbooks say that our solar system has nine planets -- is that still true? Dr. Hal Levinson of Southwest Research Institute discusses how bodies in our solar system formed and investigates a new understanding of what is a planet. Show Information Show Times Not currently scheduled, check back soon! |
