Dark Matter Comes to St. Cloud State University

Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 10:03 AM by Dave

One of our illustrious alumni is returning to St. Cloud State University. We are honored to have Dr. Dan Hooper give a presentation to the public on Thursday, February 26 in the Ritsche Auditorium of Stewart Hall at 7:00 p.m. He will speak to the general public on the topic entitled: “In Search of our Universe’s Missing Mass and Energy”.

Here is a summary of his presentation:

“Much of what physicists have learned in the twentieth century suggests that a huge amount of our Universe is unseen — that we live in a dark cosmos. In fact what we can see — a book, a cat, or our planet — makes up only 5% of the Universe. The invisible part comes in two varieties — dark matter and dark energy. One holds the Universe together, while the other tears it apart. The make-up of these forces has been a mystery but the latest discoveries of experimental physics have brought us closer to that knowledge.”

The general public is invited to hear Dr. Dan Hooper give this talk.

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