In the Museo de la Ciencia del Cosmos Boris Gänsicke will unravel the puzzle of how planetary systems will end

Boris Gänsicke, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Warwick
Boris Gänsicke, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Warwick
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The Museo de la Ciencia del Cosmos (MCC), in collaboration with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), will host the lecture "How the World Will End" next Friday, July 25, by Boris Gänsicke, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Warwick. The talk, which will be given in English, will take place at 5:00 p.m. and admission is free until the hall is full.

Gänsicke, who is an expert in the detection of exoplanets willl give his thoughts on the fact that less than 30 years ago there were no planets known outside the Solar System, while today we know of thousands.

In fact, with data from 2024, astronomers had discovered more than 7,000 planets orbiting other stars similar to our Sun, some with conditions that could be suitable for supporting life. This discovery has led to new questions about the fate of planetary systems once their host stars exhaust their fuel and become Earth-sized white dwarfs.

Dr. Boris Gänsicke obtained his PhD from the University of Göttingen, Germany, and subsequently moved to Southampton, UK. In 2003, he was a founding member of the Astronomy and Astrophysics group at the University of Warwick, where he continues his work. His research focuses on white dwarfs, including thermonuclear supernova progenitors and remnants, as well as the last stages of planetary systems. For his studies, he has used the Hubble Space Telescope and the largest ground-based telescopes. He currently holds an ERC Advanced Grant for the study of planetary systems around white dwarfs and is a visiting fellow at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias through a program co-funded by Fundación Occident.

This talk is part of the joint activities that the Museo de la Ciencia del Cosmos, part of the Autonomous Organization of Museums and Centers of the Cabildo of Tenerife is carrying out with the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) to promote knowledge about astrophysics research and technology and to stimulate scientific careers.

Details of the event:

  • Title of the talk “How the worlds will end”
  • Speaker:  Dr. Boris Gánsicke, University of Warwick, UK.
  • Date: Friday July 25th
  • Time: 17:00 h
  • Place: Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos (MCC)
  • Entry: Free, until the hall is full
  • Language: English
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