Free public astronomy lecture – “Unlocking the Universe’s secrets with JWST”

A National Science Week event.
Presented by the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing (CAS) at Swinburne.
Successfully launched on 25 December 2021, NASA’s successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has taken its first images and will be released to the public 12 July.
Join Professor Karl Glazebrook, Dr Themiya Nanayakkara and Dr Colin Jacobs, as they discuss these images and the potential secrets of the universe they reveal. Dr Nicha Leethochawalit from University of Melbourne will share her work on redshifted galaxies (z>10).
No registration required.
This event is part of a regular series of public astronomy talks at Swinburne. The next talk is Friday 30 September in ATC101 with Dr Rebecca Allen on "Australia's growing role in the global space industry".
Image: NASA
Event contact
Similar events
-
Research
- Research Impact
Global health and equity: Research that is positively impacting humanity
You will hear about the Centre for Global Health and Equity's inspirational research and global engagement journey, including how it has generated many widely used products and tools.
-
Research
- Innovation
- Sustainability
Smart Cities Week: Australia and New Zealand
Smart Cities Week offers sessions designed to bring demand and supply side stakeholders together in a way that incubates business opportunities and incubates the smart cities investment pipeline.
Read more (Smart Cities Week: Australia and New Zealand) -
Research
- Technology
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Science
Space Industry Supply Chain Readiness Course
Listen to experts. Become the expert. Learn how to secure contracts and improve your space instrumentation capabilities.