Faszination Astronomie: Wie groß ist das Universum? Erkenntnis im Wandel

In the organizer's words:

The question of the size of the universe is closely linked to the current world view of cosmology, i.e. what we know today about the origin and development of the universe. The lecture provides an overview of this and describes how to determine distances in the universe and thus find out how large the visible area of the universe is.

It also discusses the fact that the current world view is being shaken by new observations. Cosmology is facing an exciting development that has the potential to have a major impact on our understanding of the world.

Martin Kürster worked for almost 20 years at the MPIA in Heidelberg, where, in addition to his research on exoplanets and active stars, he was primarily entrusted with the management of instrumentation projects and the management of the technical departments for the construction of astronomical instruments. Retired for more than two years, he is involved in public relations at the House of Astronomy, in particular as the organizer of the public lecture series "Fascination Astronomy".

You can find more information about the event on the Haus der Astronomie website: https://www.haus-der-astronomie.de/events/42306/3830874

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