Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration
of the Red Planet
7:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2008
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center, Augsburg College

Exploration of the Solar System: Past, Present, and Future
11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center, Augsburg College

Steve Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University

Dr. Squyres is the scientific Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover Project. Dr. Squyres is also involved in the three current Mars-orbiting missions: Mars Express, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and Mars Odyssey; and is a member of the imaging team for the Cassini mission to Saturn.

If you are a fan of the Rovers, or solar system exploration in general, don't miss this chance to hear first-hand accounts of the most recent findings as Dr. Squyres delivers what are sure to be enthusiastic, inspiring lectures.

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A Discovery of Cosmic Proportions
U Professor boldly goes where
no one has gone before

Last August, Larry Rudnick announced the discovery of a gaping hole in space, far larger than any previously found.
See our Announcement here

Astronomers have known for years that the universe contains spaces devoid of normal matter and mysterious "dark matter." But this newly found hole is one billion light years across! That's an expanse of 6 billion trillion miles of.nothing. Not to be confused with a black hole, this void is so enormous that current astrophysical theories simply can't explain it. Rudnick's recent findings made headlines around the world and raised intriguing questions about the origins of the universe.