The University of Colorado at Boulder is a Tier 1 research university and employs many of the world's expert scientists. This lecture series provides a great opportunity to hear from these leading researchers about their work and the impact on the scientific community and our society as a whole.

These are a part of our regular talk series. Regular ticket prices apply. Groupons can be used. CU Boulder students are admitted FREE on THURSDAY NIGHT TALKS with valid Buff card. 

Upcoming Talks

Juno: The Latest from Jupiter by Dr. Fran Bagenal

October 3 & 4, 2019 at 7pm

Join Dr. Fran Bagenal as she takes us on a journey to Jupiter with NASA’s Juno spacecraft. We’ll learn brand new information on what this mission is telling us about the largest planet in our solar system.

Collisions, Explosions, & Bangs, Oh My! - A Full-Spectrum Cosmic Journey

October 17 & 18, 2019 at 7pm

Join Dr. John Bally to explore the violent birth and death of stars using images from our most advanced multi-wavelength telescopes in space and in the Atacama Desert. We will zoom into the constellation of Orion, the nearest site of on-going star and planet formation where massive stars are being born. Recent observations show that signals from a cataclysmic explosion behind the Orion Nebula reached Earth about 550 years ago. This event, which occurred during the height of the Roman empire around AD 175, released more energy than the Sun generates in ten million years. The study of this, and other explosions, is providing clues about the roles of massive stars in the formation of planets and the evolution of matter over cosmic time.