The first Astronomy on Tap event of 2018 at Fullsteam Brewery in Durham is focused on cosmology and the beginning and end of our Universe and led by 2 CoSMS members. Dr. Adrienne Erickcek (UNC-CH) will discuss the hot big … Read more

Dr. Louise Dolan, CoSMS member and UNC's Kenan Distinguished Professor of Physics, will discuss elementary particles, gravity, and how to understand the Universe, kicking off the 2018 Carolina Science Café series. Wednesday, February 7, 6pm BackBar at Top of the Hill Restaurant 100 … Read more

Astronomy on Tap will have its next event on March 6th at Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, led by 2 CoSMS members. Dr. Chris Clemens (UNC-CH) will discuss all the ways the world can end. Dr. Nick Law (UNC-CH) will talk about how to … Read more

Dr. Clifford Johnson, professor of physics & astronomy at the University of Southern California, will take us on a whirlwind tour of Black Holes, Space & Time while sharing his experiences as a science adviser to television and movies, including Marvel superhero … Read more

Dr. Rainer Weiss, Professor of Physics Emeritus at MIT and 2017 Nobel Laureate, will discuss "Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves." The observations of gravitational waves from the mergers of compact binary sources opens a new way to learn about the universe, as … Read more

On October 15th at 5:30 in Chapman Hall at UNC, Prof. Virginia Kilborn, Dean of Science at Swinburne University of Technology, will take us on a journey of the unseen parts of our galaxy and others like it.   Abstract: … Read more

Thursday, November 14 | 6:00 pm Morehead Planetarium Full Dome Theater The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 was awarded “for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth’s place in the cosmos” with one half to … Read more