December 5, 2022: Lecture – "The Future of Cosmology" by Professor Joseph SILK at the University of Montpellier

The Future of Cosmology

December 5, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.

Lecture Hall 5.05 – Triolet Campus

In this lecture, I will emphasize the importance of placing science at the forefront of lunar exploration. The new frontier in cosmology is the exploration of the Dark Ages, a period long before the formation of the first stars. We will achieve this by installing low-frequency radio telescopes on the far side of the Moon. The unique radio-quiet environment will provide a robust probe into our inflationary origins. Related projects will include the construction of infrared telescopes with unprecedented visibility in permanently shadowed craters near the lunar poles. We will then be ready to answer some of the deepest questions facing humanity.

Joseph Silk is one of the pioneers of modern cosmology. His research spans a wide range of cosmological topics, from the origin of the density fluctuations that gave rise to the large-scale structures of the Universe, to the formation and evolution of galaxies, and the nature of dark matter.