Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Student Colin Kane

Date: Thursday, February 19th (Parlour), 8-9:30pm

Title: Size Matters: How Big is Space?

Summary: Space, and the celestial objects that reside in it, is MUCH larger than we think. In previous Astronomy on Tap Atlanta talks, speakers have used all sorts of different units of measure to describe the cosmos. Many of these units seem to mask the sheer size of objects as well as the distances between them. Join us on a trip to the objects near to us and far far away to help answer the question: How big is space?