The Big Bang happened 13.7 billion years ago. It does not address how life arose, but does tell us an amazing story about the rest of the creation of the universe. This story is still being written today thanks to new evidence revealed by various missions, such as COBE, WMAP and Planck in particular.
On Sunday, March 26, Jason Kendall, will talk on “The Big Bang: How We Know the Universe is 13.67 Billion Years Old.” Kendall, Adjunct faculty, Physics and Astronomy William Paterson University, will discuss the findings of the Planck Mission, which is a European Space Agency mission with significant participation from NASA.
The Mission has provided to this date the best knowledge of the early moments of cosmic history, exploring the tiny variations in the universe’s oldest light, i.e., the Cosmic Microwave Background created more than 13 billion years. The mission has refined estimates of the size, mass, age, composition, geometry, and fate of the universe – whether it will collapse in on itself, or expand forever.
The lecture takes place at 3:30 p.m., at the Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr., and it’s open to the public. Admission is free to museum members and ticket holders; others by donation. For more information, visit astrogreenwich.org
