The Scientific Story of Creation

This talk tells the story of how we discovered the expanding universe and the surprising evidence that its expansion is accelerating. We’ll meet the scientists who uncovered these clues, explore what modern astronomy reveals about dark matter and dark energy, and highlight the profound mysteries that still remain.

Location: CoHarbor Coworking, Memorial Park room, 3rd floor

M. Shane Burns: PhD in Physics from University of California, Berkeley.

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