Cosmic Journey - from small town to space-time fireworks
University of Nova Gorica invites to the public lecture Cosmic Journey - from small town to space-time fireworks by Prof. Dr. Carole Mundell (Director of Science at the European Space Agency (ESA)).
Lecture will take place on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, at 7 p.m. at the the Lanthieri mansion in Vipava.
This will be followed by a discussion with the lecturer, moderated by Dr. Andreja Gomboc, Professor of Astronomy at the School of Science and researcher at the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology, University of Nova Gorica.
Lecture will be in English.
Warmly welcome!
Lecture summary:
Since ancient times, humans have gazed at the sky and tried to make sense of the vastness of the cosmos and our place in it.
In this talk, Professor Mundell will take us on a whirlwind tour of the Universe, weaving her personal experience of building an international career in astrophysics, space science and diplomacy with some of the most fundamental questions of humanity - are we alone? What are the fundamental laws of physics ? How does the Universe work?
She will introduce some of the most extreme black-hole driven astrophysical phenomena, show how astrophysicists are probing the nature of gravity and what promise the future holds for developing novel new ground and space technologies to probe the nature of our Solar System, galaxies and Universe.
Join us on this exciting journey and find out what keeps our scientists awake!