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KIPAC public lecture

Unveiling the Sun: Exploring the Wonders of Solar Astrophysics

In this lecture, we will together embark on an adventure to uncover the enigmatic and awe-inspiring secrets of the Sun through the lens of...

Date Tuesday, October 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
View of the sun with different filters
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Public Lectures

Radio Axion: Tuning in to the Dark Matter Airwaves

Presented by Chelsea Bartram

Date Thursday, August 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Chelsea Bartram
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KIPAC public lecture

Traveling Light: The Universe’s Oldest Story Told by the Cosmic Microwave Background

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the afterglow of the Big Bang and represents the oldest light in the Universe, emitted when the Universe...

Date Tuesday, July 16, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
illustration of cosmos
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SLAC on Tap

What’s the (dark) Matter with our Universe? Rubin Observatory is on the Case!

Discovering millions of galaxies and unraveling the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy is far out! Join us at the Dutch Goose for...
Date Thursday, August 22, 2024
5:00 p.m.  –  7:00 p.m.  PT
Location The Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas Menlo Park, CA 94025
SLAC on Tap Hannah Polleck
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Public Lectures

Expecting the Unexpected with AI at Particle Colliders

Register to watch in person in the  Kavli Auditorium,  or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page.  In particle physics, we search for...
Date Thursday, December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public lecture illustration
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public lecture

The Tug of War that Shapes the Universe

Presented by Justin Myles. As the universe expanded from the Big Bang, regions where the density of matter was higher than average grew into...

Date Thursday, September 30, 2021
10:00 a.m.  –  11:00 a.m.  PT
illustration of a tug of war in the universe
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Public Lectures

How we built the world's largest digital camera

The world’s biggest digital camera was built at SLAC, and shipped to the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in northern Chile last year. This...
Date Thursday, August 7, 2025
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Travis Lange
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Special Events

Mysteries of the Universe & Time Machines

This week 200 members of the Cosmic Microwave Background Stage-4 (CMB-S4) collaboration are meeting at SLAC to focus on the continuing development of...
Date Tuesday, August 1, 2023
6:30 p.m.  –  7:30 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Trinity Room
Mysteries of the Universe & Time Machines Image
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Special Events

KIPAC 20th anniversary community day

This event is free, open to all, and family-friendly hosted by Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) at Stanford University, Science &...
Date Saturday, April 15, 2023
1:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m.  PT
Location Stanford University, Science & Engineering Quad
Dwarf Galaxy 3.
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SLAC on Tap

SLAC on Tap: Night of the Dark Matter

Something is lurking in the dark. Dark matter makes up most of the matter in the universe, yet it continues to slip through our...
Date Wednesday, October 28, 2026
5:30 p.m.  –  7:00 p.m.  PT
Location The Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park, CA 94025
SLAC on Tap
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