Lecture, Conway Hall, Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024 - 19:00

A Mirror in the Sky

Hubble telescope above Earth

The Hubble Space Telescope is the most famous astronomical instrument of all time. A project more than forty years in the making, Hubble overcame an initial disaster with a misshapen mirror to provide us with iconic views of everything from a comet crashing into Jupiter to the surprisingly active very distant Universe. This lecture tells its story – and explains what Hubble has revealed about the life of stars, and our own cosmic origins.

Professor Chris Lintott

Professor Chris Lintott

Professor of Astronomy

Professor Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, and a Research Fellow at New College.

Having been educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge...

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