Space Junk 3–D Film

Film - Documentary | September 4, 2012 – January 6, 2013 every day with exceptions | Lawrence Hall of Science, 3-D Theater / Auditorium

Sponsor: Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS)

Take a trip to outer space to learn more about the space junk
collisions in Earth’s orbit. See the satellites that make modern life possible.

Target audiences: Children, General Public

Open to audience: All Audiences

Attendance restrictions: Tickets $4 after admission.

Tickets required:$4

"Retired" Planet Hosts: Not So Massive, Maybe Just Portly After Lunch

Colloquium: Astronomy Colloquia | September 20 | 4 p.m. | 2 LeConte Hall

Speaker/Performer: James Lloyd, Cornell

Sponsor: Department of Astronomy

Studies of the planet abundance as a function of stellar mass have shown a strong increase in the frequency of planet detection around stars more massive than 1.5 Msun, and that such stars are deficit in short period planets. These planet searches have relied on giant stars for a sample of high mass stars, which are hostile to precision Doppler measurements while on the main sequence due to...   More >