Lecture series in the planetarium at the Garching research campus
ESO Supernova: Kosmisches Kino
Event location
Campus Garching
Public event
Target audience
publically
Presenter
Dr. Francesca Capel
In this Kosmisches Kino, Francesca Capel from the Max Planck Institute for Physics (MPP) takes us on a journey into the world of the most accomplished space travellers: cosmic particles. She will show us what cosmic rays are, where they come from, and what messages they carry to us from the depths of the Universe.
This event is in English.
Our planet is constantly bombarded by tiny, energetic particles called cosmic rays. They spark the beautiful auroras we see in the northern and southern polar regions. However, cosmic rays can also disrupt satellites and pose major challenges for human space exploration. The search for cosmic rays at ever-higher energies shows that they are becoming increasingly rare - and increasingly mysterious. To catch these extremely energetic and elusive messengers from outer space, scientists use the Earth’s atmosphere as a giant particle detector. Even then, tracing them back to their cosmic origins remains one of astronomy’s greatest puzzles.
In this talk, we’ll explore with Francesca Capel cosmic rays across a vast range of energies, and dive into the quest to find the origins of the most energetic particles ever detected in the Universe.
Further Events
- 10/9/2025, 7 p.m. – Dr. David Cont (LMU), “Foreign worlds around faraway stars” (in German)
- 11/13/2025, 7 p.m. – Dr. Asmita Bhandare (LMU), (in English, tba)
- 12/11/2025, 7 p.m. – Sophie Vogt (LMU), (in German, tba)
Additional information
How to find us
- Location: Planetarium of the ESO Supernova, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching
- GPS coordinates: 48° 15' 36.90" N; 11° 40' 15.16" E
The ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Center is located 2 km northeast of Garching and 15 km northeast of Munich on the grounds of the research center.
