"Windows on the Cosmos" celebrates the International Year of Astronomy honoring scientist Galileo Galilei who, 400 years ago, turned a telescope to the sky and carefully documented what he saw. Probe the deep mysteries of the cosmos to explore the wonders of the stars and sky and what these phenomena mean for us here on Earth.

 

 

         THE SUPERHERO'S UNIVERSE

          Friday, 29 May 2009

 

                       

       Michelle Larson, PhD, assistant provost and adjunct associate professor,     

       Department of Physics, Utah State University

 

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         THE DAWN MISSION

          Friday, 26 June 2009

 

         
            

       Mark Sykes, PhD, director, Planetary Science Institute 

       Tucson, Arizona

      

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         LIVES OF THE STARS

          Friday, 31 July 2009

 

         
            

       Stacey Palen, PhD, assistant professor, Physics Department, Weber State University,

       director, Ott Planetarium

 

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         ROCKETS AND ENERGETIC MATERIALS

          Friday, 28 August 2009

 

         
            

       Robert Wardle, PhD, director of research and development laboratories,

       ATK Launch Systems

 

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