Public Lecture Prof. Martin Ward
Date: Friday, 23rd May 2025
Time: 17:30 h.
Venue: Museum of Science and Cosmos in Tenerife.
Speaker: Prof. Martin Ward
- renowned British astronomer
- Emeritus Temple Chevallier Professor of Astronomy at the University of Durham (UK)
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
- more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific articles
- held important positions such as Vice President of the Royal Astronomical Society and Head of the Department of Physics at the University of Durham.
Title: The James Web Telescope: Highlights and Life Beyond Earth
Abstract:
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas day 2021. It is the largest and most powerful space telescope in history. I will describe how some of its observations have given us new insights on the first galaxies formed after the Big Bang, and the important role played by supermassive Black Holes. Also, it is beginning to probe the atmospheres of planets far beyond our solar system, in the hope of finding evidence of life beyond the Earth.
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