The Unknown Universe

How well do we actually know the universe? Our understanding of the birth and evolution of the cosmos is an extraordinary feat of human reasoning.

In this talk, Stuart will explain how we have reached our modern picture of cosmology with its various components such as atoms, energy, dark matter and dark energy. Stuart will then talk about some recent and not-so-recent results that don’t seem to fit the picture. JWST may be about to blow our understanding of cosmology completely out of the water - or it may just cement it forever. Either way, it’s a fascinating story.

Biography

Dr Stuart Clark is an award-winning author and journalist. Formerly the European Space Agency’s senior editor for space science, he now owns Expanded Universe Ltd., a communications consultancy and content creation agency specially geared towards the space sector.

He is a consultant for New Scientist, the European Space Agency, International…