Public Lecture on Thursday, February 17
January 26, 2022
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is pleased to announce the third episode in the 2021–2022 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series (CESS). In this season’s speaker series, scientific leaders will guide us through the universe in five thematic lectures focusing on NASA’s exciting new endeavor, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The premier space observatory of the future, the JWST is an engineering triumph that will reveal the early universe, lifecycles of galaxies and stars, and features of faraway worlds.
The next CESS presentation, “Exploring Distant Worlds,” will be held virtually on February 17 at 7:00 p.m. CST. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will gather fundamental new data about the characteristics of planets orbiting stars far beyond our solar system. Join us to explore what we know about exoplanets and the fundamental questions that confound us.
All programs in the series are currently being held virtually over Zoom and will be broadcast live on LPI’s YouTube channel.
Learn MoreThe 2021–2022 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series Lineup
| October 28, 2021 | The Most Powerful Telescope in Space Watch Video |
| November 11, 2021 | Unraveling the Birth of Stars and Planetary Systems Watch Video |
| February 17, 2022 | Exploring Distant Worlds Watch Video |
| April 28, 2022 | Investigating the Origins of Life Learn More |
| May 12, 2022 | Looking Inward: Exploring our Solar System with Webb Learn More |
CESS+ Lineup
| October 7, 2021 | The Adventures of OSIRIS-REx: Journey to Asteroid Bennu and Daring Sample Return Watch Video |
| Winter 2022 | Exploring Inferno: NASA’s Return to Venus |
| Spring 2022 | Mapping the Interior of Mars |
