Mon 15 Jun
|RMG Lecture Theatre
Unveiling the Secrets of Star and Planetary System Formation with the Sharpest Eyes on the Sky
by Dr Claire Davies, Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy at University of Exeter At first glance, the stars in our skies may offer a comforting familiarity night after night... DETAILS ON HOW TO BOOK FOR THIS EVENT ARE EMAILED TO MEMBERS IN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Time & Location
15 Jun 2026, 19:15 – 21:00
RMG Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
About the Event
Synopsis:
At first glance, the stars in our skies may offer a comforting familiarity night after night: a consistent backdrop to our busy lives. But zoom in far enough and you’ll see that these balls of burning gas are not immortal and static. With world-leading arrays of optical telescopes such as the Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile and the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy in the USA, astronomers can now achieve the resolutions required to build a picture of the highly dynamic environments where stars and their planetary systems are born. I’ll take you on a whistle-stop tour through life as a protostar – condensing millions of years into less than an hour – and show you some of the weird and wonderful planetary systems that have been uncovered.
Bio:
Dr Claire Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy and Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion…