Preserving our 'pale blue dot' is focus of first Sagan lecture
Lord Martin Rees, who has probed deep into the cosmos, studied gamma-ray bursts and galactic formations, spoke May 8 at Cornell's David L. Call Alumni Auditorium on issues closer to home: the preservation of our "pale blue dot." Read more
UK Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees talks about the Big Bang
The University of Sydney will host a ground-breaking lecture this month that explores humanity's early beginnings and our finite futures. Big Bangs, Biospheres and the Limits of Science, presented by the UK's Astronomer Royal, Professor Martin Rees, will discuss in great detail the complexities of our creation, our dominion over the planet, and our possible fates. Read more
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees to lecture on mysteries of universe April 11
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees will deliver the University of Chicago 2011 Brinson Lecture, titled "From Big Bang to Biospheres," at 6 p.m. Monday, April 11 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The public is invited to this free event at the MacLean Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave., which is co-sponsored by UChicago and SAIC with support from the Brinson Foundation. Read more
The astronomer royal has set out his vision of the future of space exploration in an interview to mark 40 years since the manned moon landings. Cambridge University's Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics Martin Rees believes planets like Earth may be found in the next two to three years. But it may take 20 more years before an image of one is captured, he said. Read more
A Cosmic Perspective on 21st Century Challenges The Astronomer Royal last night told a Liverpool audience that this century, above all the billions of years of the Earths existence, is the most significant. Professor Martin Rees visited the city yesterday to deliver one of Liverpool John Moores Universitys popular Roscoe lectures.