Mysteries of the Universe & Time Machines

This week 200 members of the Cosmic Microwave Background Stage-4 (CMB-S4) collaboration are meeting at SLAC to focus on the continuing development of this science research project. CMB-S4 and the next generation telescopes will provide measurements of the cosmic microwave background at unprecedented precision and permit fundamental new insights into a broad range of physics. These measurements will enable the search for signatures of primordial gravitational waves, probe the nature of dark matter and dark energy, map the matter throughout the universe, and capture transient phenomena in the microwave sky.

Join particle physicists Dr. Natalie Roe and cosmologist Dr. Christian Reichardt as they explore the many mysteries of the universe. Dr. Roe will give a brief introduction to the CMB-S4 project experimental design. She will share a high-level overview of the big questions in particle physics and cosmology such as dark energy, inflation, dark matter, and neutrinos. Dr. Reichardt will share why astrophysicists travel to the South Pole to see the beginning of time. He will discuss the expansion of the universe, evidence of the hot Big Bang, and the science of mapping the cosmic microwave background. 

Registration is required.