telescope icon

Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series: “The Future of the Cosmos?”

Case Western Reserve University the Department of Astronomy through the support of the Arthur S. Holden, Sr. Endowment is sponsoring the 2019-20 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series. Renowned astronomers from across the country will give five free lectures throughout the year. 

The second speaker in this series is CWRU’s own Chris Mihos, who will present “The Future of the Cosmos?” today (Nov. 7) at 8 p.m. in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

This event is held in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Cleveland Astronomical Society.

Get more information about the series. 

About the talk

The universe around us is ever-changing: stars are born and die, galaxies collide and merge with one another, titanic explosions rock our galaxy, and the very fabric of the universe itself expands at an ever-increasing rate, carrying galaxies across the universe at breakneck speeds. 

In this talk, Chris Mihos, professor of astronomy, will give a peek into the far future, using the physical laws of the universe to explore the changes in store for the sun, the galaxy and the universe as a whole.

About the speaker

Chris Mihos’ research interests span a wide range of topics, including the formation and evolution of galaxies and galaxy clusters, the nature of dark matter, deep imaging techniques, and astronomical data mining. He is an observational astronomer who uses both ground-based and space-based telescopes in his research, including the Hubble Space Telescope and CWRU astronomy’s Burrell Schmidt telescope.