Science Spotlights: Exoplanet Crash Course

Date and Time

September 7, 2024
02:00PM - 02:30PM EDT

Location

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor)

A headshot of Collin Cherubim.

Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.

Exoplanet Crash Course 

Speaker: Collin Cherubim, PhD Graduate Student - Wordsworth Group

2:00–2:30 PM

20-minute talk followed by 10-minute Q&A session

Did you know that over 4,000 exoplanets have been discovered just in the past  few years? What exactly is an exoplanet and how do we find them? How do they connect to the search for life in the universe? Join Harvard astrophysicist Collin Cherubim for a crash course in this exciting new area of research to learn the answers to these questions and many more!

Regular museum admission rates apply.

Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.