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  • Lecture
  • Bern

Building stars, planets and the ingredients for life in space

Time

18:00 - 19:00

Venue

Universität Bern, Hauptgebäude,
Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern

Meeting place

Aula (Raum 210)

In her lecture, Ewine van Dishoeck will address questions like: How do stars and planets form? Why are some exoplanets so different from the planets in our own solar system? Which ingredients are available to build them? Can the pre-biotic molecules end up on new planets and form the basis for life elsewhere in the universe?

A window to the Universe
Image: ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)

The professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden (NL) Observatory is one of the most widely-cited astrophysicist in the world. Among the many prizes she won is the Albert Einstein World Award of Science 2015. She is President-elect of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) with more than 12’000 members.

Registration

Intended for

Age:
  • 18+
  • 20-40
  • 55+

Activity

Content: medium

Interactivity: passive

Inside/outside: inside

Categories

  • Planets
Languages: English
Weather dependent? No
Does it cost anything? No