Tag: Events

Speaker: Dr. Jeff Cuzzi

Presentation on October 2, 2026 8:00 pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Dr. Jeff Cuzzi, NASA Ames Research Center Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn, its Moons and Rings Free and open to the public. Free parking in nearby lots. One of the most accessible, fascinating, and brighter planets in the night sky for amateur astronomers […]

Speaker: Prof. Brian Lantz

Presentation on May 1, 8:00 pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Prof. Brian Lantz, Stanford Exploring the Gravitational Wave Universe with LIGO Free and open to the public. Free parking in nearby lots. Measuring gravitational waves is a revolutionary new way to do astronomy. In 2015, LIGO (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) first detected […]

Speaker: Theo Schutt

Presentation on March 6, 8:00 pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Theo Schutt, Cosmologist, Stanford/SLAC, KIPAC From First Light to Feature Film: Preparing Rubin to Record a Decade-long Cosmic Show Sorry, this event has sold out, tickets no longer available. You may try attending on standby basis, no guarantee of entry. This event is […]

SMCAS News Events of Week of 02/19/2024 and Beyond

Tuesday, 02/20/24  3:30 PMIn-person Hewlett Teaching Center370 Jane Stanford Way, Room 201Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305 Chaotic quantum dynamics and the quantum geometry of spacetime Research in string theory has uncovered deep connections between strongly coupled quantum systems with chaotic dynamics and the quantum physics of black hole spacetimes. The realization of these ideas for cosmological spacetimes such […]