Other Worlds: Discovering Planets Beyond our Solar System Virtual Program
After 400 years of speculating about the existence of planets beyond the Solar System, work over the past two decades has finally borne fruit: our planetary home is not unique. The discovery of extrasolar planets took so long because it is hard. Picture the Sun, nearly a million miles across, as an orange in New York City. To scale, the Earth is a grain of sand 15 feet away. Standing on this grain of sand, our task is to find another grain of sand, fifteen feet from its orange — in Minneapolis. And that’s for the closest star; most of the planetary systems we’ve discovered are hundreds of times farther away. In this course, Professor Helfand will review the technology employed to accomplish this feat and present the results: thousands of new planets — including more than one hundred that are just like Earth. Provided by the CAST Senior Center, our Virtual Programs provide an endless variety of interesting subjects. Our Virtual Programs take us across the country, experiencing and learning about places and people which we wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to experience. Scheduled every Tuesday afternoon at 1pm at the CAST Senior Center, our Virtual Programs are free and open to the public. There are no membership dues, and everyone is welcome to attend. Programming is provided by CuriousityU.com and other online providers. Check out our virtual program schedule every month and join us! We look forward to seeing you!
Date and Time
Tuesday May 28, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
1pm
Location
CAST Senior Center
600 North German Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
507-354-3212
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