Galaxies: past and present

Techniquest

Join Dr Emma Curtis-Lake to hear how James Webb Space Telescope will act as a time machine, allowing us to peer into the early Universe.

Join Dr Emma Curtis-Lake to hear how James Webb Space Telescope will act as a time machine, allowing us to peer into the early Universe to learn how galaxies first formed and how they evolved.The first galaxies looked very different to the awe-inspiring shapes that populate the Universe today.We have already glimpsed the messy, turbulent and erratic galaxies populating the toddler stage of the Universe, thanks to the Hubble space telescope’s view distant space. But huge chunks of the picture are still missing and it will take the next great space-based observatory, Webb, to start filling them in. This online event is suitable for ages 12+.Dr Emma Curtis-Lake is an astrophysicist working at the University of Cambridge who will take up a Webb fellowship at the University of Hertfordshire later this year. She earned her PhD from Oxford in 2011, before moving to Edinburgh to study galaxies in the early Universe. She then joined the NIRSpec Guaranteed Time Observation team in Paris, and has been preparing for the observations to be taken with Webb ever since.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Galaxies: past and present

More events from Techniquest

Discover more events from Techniquest, from Science & Tech to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.

Galaxies: past and present

More events from Techniquest

Discover more events from Techniquest, from Science & Tech to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.