Intracluster light: using light to illuminate the dark universe

Join us this June as we explore the hidden architecture of the universe and the mysterious role of dark matter with Jesse Golden-Marx, Research Fellow in the Faculty of Science. 

Roughly 85% of all matter in the universe is made up of unseen and mysterious dark matter.  Despite not being able to directly observe dark matter, galaxy clusters serve as a cosmic laboratory for astronomers to actively explore the nature of the dark universe.  

In this talk, Jesse will discuss how astronomers use the most massive galaxies in the universe (100x bigger than the Milky Way) along with the faint “orphaned stars” that surround these massive galaxies to illuminate the properties of the unseen dark matter structures in the universe and inform the evolutionary roadmap that leads to the formation of these massive galaxies.  

Whether you are interested in the mysteries of the cosmos or the cutting-edge techniques astronomers use to explore them, this lecture is for you.

This lecture is part of our monthly Science Public Lecture series, and everyone is welcome to join!