Conferences
Holmes Lectures for Children: The big bang!
Our Place in the Universe
John H Holmes Memorial Lectures for 10-14 year olds, given by the Astrophysics Group in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Newcastle University
To reserve free places, please contact the Public Lectures office on 0191 222 6136 or e-mail: public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk
Date: 24th January 2013
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Our Sun is just one of many stars which make up the Milky Way galaxy, and there are many other galaxies out there in space. These galaxies contain stunning and beautiful clouds, exploding stars and menacing black holes. We'll see how the galaxies are moving apart as a result of the big bang at the beginning of the Universe and look at the evidence for it all around us.