Since February, the BMBF’s Year of Science on the theme “Our Universe” has also been underway in Bochum, featuring many exciting events. However, a special highlight kicks off on June 27 with the “Mars Finds the City” event right in the heart of downtown. Through July 13, anyone interested can look forward to the exhibition of the artwork “Mars” by British artist Luke Jerram. There is also a diverse program of events organized by many partners surrounding the exhibition. Here you will find all the dates offered by the Department Physics and Astronomy or in which the Department is Department .
June 23
Atlas W-Path Masterclass - Exploring the structure of the proton!
09.00 - 15.30 h
Alfried Krupp School Laboratory at the Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
All information
June 27
Cloud Chamber Workshop - Build a particle detector yourself!
13.00 - 15.00 h
Alfried Krupp School Laboratory at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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June 28
The view into the universe - new telescopes for astronomy
Lecture by M.Sc. Michael Stein (AIRUB)
19.00 - 20.30 hrs
Christuskirche Bochum, Platz des europäischen Versprechens 1, 44787 Bochum
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June 29
Big Bang on the Road - An Exhibition on the Origin of the Universe and the World of Particles
10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Willy-Brandt Square, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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June 29
Euclid - our cosmological wide-angle lens in space
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Hendrik Hildebrandt (AIRUB)
19.00 - 20.30 h
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
All information
01 July
Market of the Universe
At the "Market of the Universe" Bochum's educational institutions present their research and projects around the Christuskirche - Church of Cultures. The Planetarium Bochum also offers informative planetary tours on the Square of the European Promise.
12.00 - 18.00
Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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July 01
Fascination of Space - How Satellites See Color" Workshop
11.00 - 15.00 h
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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July 03
Our Milky Way in a new light
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ralf-Jürgen Dettmar (AIRUB)
19.00 - 20.30 h
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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July 05
Jellyfish in Space - Star Formation and Magnetic Fields outside Galaxies
Lecture by Dr. Ancla Müller (AIRUB)
19.00 - 20.30 h
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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06 July - CANCELLED
Workshop "Classification of Jellyfish Galaxies".
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany.
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July 10
Hunting Ghost Particles - Neutrino Astronomy at the South Pole
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Anna Franckowiak (AIRUB)
19.00 - 20.30 hrs.
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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July 12
Dwarf Galaxies: Witnesses and Drivers of Cosmic Evolution
Lecture by Adam Enders, M.Sc. (AIRUB).
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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July 13
Shielded by the Wind: The Importance of the Heliosphere for Life on Earth
Lecture by PD Dr. Horst Fichtner (AIRUB)
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Christuskirche Bochum, Square of the European Promise 1, 44787 Bochum, Germany
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The entire program of the Bochum "Planet Weeks" with many other offers can be found here.