Brighton Astro: Galaxies: Collisions, Cannibals and the Cosmic Web

The Universe is teeming with beauty. Only relatively recent advances in technology have allowed us to capture it in all its glory.

In our final talk of the year, Royal Observatory astronomer Jake Foster explores the Universe on an expansive scale, showcasing and examining the gargantuan structures of stars, planets, gas and dark matter that populate our cosmos. Why do galaxies cannibalise each other? When will the Milky Way meet its end? And how many distant galactic superstructures lie beyond our gaze?.

Jake Foster is an astronomer and science communicator at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. He develops the Observatory’s public astronomy programme, which involves creating and hosting astronomical livestreams, panel discussions and stargazing events, as well as delivering interactive workshops and planetarium shows for the public and schools. Jake communicates his enthusiasm for the cosmos across various media, including providing expert insight via television and radio interviews. He holds a BSc in Physics with Astronomy and an MSc in Science Communication.

If you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place. Please only come along if you’ve signed up, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in.

Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring the event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically. Brighton Astro is inclusive and welcomes everybody.

• DOORS: 7.00pm
• LECTURE: 7.30pm