[Atmob-discuss] University of Texas Webcast "Exploding Stars in an Accelerating Universe"

[Christine Pulliam]

In case anyone is interested...

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Subject: University of Texas - Webcast entitled "Exploding Stars in an
Accelerating Universe"


On October 19, 2007 at 7 pm (central) Dr. J. Craig Wheeler, renowned
astrophysicist and author, will lead an exploration of ideas at the cutting
edge of current astrophysics. His extraordinary journey to investigate
explosions of supernovae, resulting neutron stars, mysterious black holes,
and elusive gamma ray bursts are far from science fiction. (Full summary
below)

We would like to invite members of your organization and/or visitors of your
website to view our Live Webcast of the lecture, October 19, 2007 at 7 pm
(central). If possible, posting a link to this event on your website or
forwarding the information to your members who may be interested in this
lecture is greatly appreciated. Our webcasts are very high quality, and
viewers can submit questions to the speaker through our website and the
speaker answers the online questions in real time. The webcasting software
we use requires viewers to download a small plugin, but it is very simple
and quick to install.

A link to the details of the lecture and the webcast could be found at:
http://www.esi.utexas.edu/outreach/ols/lectures/Wheeler

Please let me know if you will consider sending this information to your
members and/or posting this information on your website. Thank you!



Thanks for your time,

Brian Zavala
Environmental Science Institute
The University of Texas at Austin
brian.zavala at mail.utexas.edu
1-512-471-5847

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What is the lecture about?

Dr. J. Craig Wheeler, renowned astrophysicist and author, will lead an
exploration of ideas at the cutting edge of current astrophysics. His
extraordinary journey to investigate explosions of supernovae, resulting
neutron stars, mysterious black holes, and elusive gamma ray bursts are far
from science fiction. These exotic objects in our universe make up the life
cycle of stars, are the basis for planets and life, and measure the history
and fate of our Universe.  Dr. Wheeler’s lecture follows the formation of
supernovae, their characteristic shape and its significance, as well as the
resulting celestial objects formed by the collapse of a star.  Along the
way, Dr. Wheeler examines evidence suggesting that the Universe is actually
accelerating. He also explains recent developments in understanding
gamma-ray bursts - perhaps the most catastrophic cosmic events of all.


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