astroEDU

Hunting for spectra

Learn about light and spectra building a spectroscope with a CD!

DATE: 2024-07-11

BY: Luciano Nicastro; Maura Sandri

Tema

spectra

Edad

8 - 19

Tiempo de Duración

1h

Dark matter and Dark energy (Part 1) – Discovering the main components of the Universe

Lets' investigate gravity, dark matter and dark energy with some very simple experiments!

DATE: 2024-07-09

BY: Tran Dong Thai Han; Massimo Viola; Henk Hoekstra

Tema

Dark matter and enenergy

Edad

12+

Tiempo de Duración

45min

Dark matter & dark energy (Part 2) – Understanding the nature of dark matter and dark energy

Let's investigate the nature of dark matter and energy with gravitational lensing!

DATE: 2024-07-09

BY: Tran Dong Thai Han; Henk Hoekstra; Massimo Viola

Tema

dark matter and energy

Edad

12+

Tiempo de Duración

45min

What is a black hole?

What are black holes and what would happen if the Sun was replaced by one of them?

DATE: 2024-07-09

BY: Tran Dong Thai Han; Thomas Russell

Tema

Black hole

Edad

12 - 14

Tiempo de Duración

45min

Hunting for black holes

How do astronomers detect invisible black holes?

DATE: 2024-07-09

BY: Tran Dong Thai Han; Thomas Russell

Tema

Black hole

Edad

12 - 14

Tiempo de Duración

45min

Measure the Sun's Rotation Period

Find out the Sun’s rotation period, applying the simple equation of average speed to a real astronomical case.

DATE: 2024-07-09

BY: Philippe Kobel; María Dasí Espuig; Deborah Scherrer

Tema

Sun rotation

Edad

16 - 19

Tiempo de Duración

1h 30m

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