Space Telescope Public Lecture Series Webcast - March 7, 2006

WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT:

The following event at the Space Telescope Science
Institute will be webcast live. The recorded webcast
will also be available for viewing online the following
day.

To view the webcast, you may need to download and
install software. See the web site listed below in
advance for details.


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Hubble Space Telescope Public Lecture Series
at the
Space Telescope Science Institute



Speaker: Dr. Adam Riess, Space Telescope Science Institute

Topic: Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe

Date: March 7, 2006

Time: 8 PM

Place: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Auditorium

Price: Free admission and free parking

Phone: 410-338-4700

Internet: http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


Exploding stars and the expanding universe are each exciting
topics. Taken together, they have repercussions that affect
the ultimate fate of the cosmos. Dr. Riess will discuss how
supernova explosions can trace the history of the expansion
of the Universe. From these groundbreaking results comes the
conclusion that the cosmic expansion is speeding up,
powered by a mysterious dark energy. Is the universe doomed
to expand ever faster toward inevitable desolate isolation?


Lectures on a diverse selection of cosmic topics are held
the first Tuesday of every month at 8 PM in the STScI
Auditorium, located at 3700 San Martin Drive on the Homewood
campus of Johns Hopkins University. Admission is free and free
parking is available in the lot across the street.

This lecture will be webcast live. The recorded webcast will
also be available for viewing online the following day. To
view the webcast, you may need to download and install
software. See the web site listed below in advance for
details.

Further information and directions are available by
calling 410-338-4700 or on the internet at:

http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


NEXT MONTH: April 4, 2006
Dr. Massimo Robberto, Space Telescope Science Institute
Star Formation in the Orion Nebula