The Legacy of the Spitzer Space Telescope
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About this Event
The Legacy of the Space Telescope
On January 30, 2020, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope mission will end, more than 16 years after launch and four decades after conception. In his talk, Soifer will describe the innovations that led to Spitzer’s long lifespan and illustrate the mission’s main findings, which include revealing a stellar system with seven earth-size planets and massive galaxies in an infant universe.
About the Professor
Tom Soifer is Caltech's Harold Brown Professor of Physics, Emeritus and Director of the Spitzer Science Center.
About the Watson Lecture Series
Established in 1922, the Earnest C. Watson Lectures bring Caltech’s most innovative scientific research to the public.
The Watson Lectures are named for Earnest C. Watson, a professor of physics at Caltech from 1919 to 1959. Spotlighting a small selection of the pioneering research Caltech’s faculty is currently conducting, the Watson Lectures are geared toward a general audience, as part of Caltech’s ongoing commitment to benefiting the local community through science education.
Watson Lectures are held in Beckman Auditorium on Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Registration via Eventbrite is requested. More information on parking and ADA accommodations can be found at events.caltech.edu.
The full 2019-2020 lecture schedule can be found at caltech.edu/watson.
About Caltech
Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions and pressing societal challenges.
Caltech manages JPL for NASA, sending probes to explore the planets of our solar system and quantify changes on our home planet.
Caltech is an independent, privately supported institution with a 124-acre campus in Pasadena, CA. To learn more, visit Caltech.edu.