Winchester Science Centre invite science enthusiasts from Basingstoke Cafe Sci and Basingstoke Friends to this Science Centre Wednesday Lecture by Dr Ben Burningham. Dr Burningham is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Outreach and Public Engagement at the University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Astrophysics Research. The subject of tonight's lecture is "Dissecting dots: exploring the diversity of alien worlds".

These Wednesday lectures are aimed at a level a little above most popular science lectures, so come prepared to exercise your brain and learn the science behind the headlines. The speakers are chosen from the best academic speakers in the UK, with a talent for explaining difficult concepts and the knowledge to give the very latest news from the research community.

Although the primary audience is adults, older children are also welcome to attend. The Hub Cafe & Bar will be open for drinks and light snacks.

Tickets
4:30pm lecture: £8
6:30pm lecture £10

6.30pm Space Lecture tickets include:

5.00pm Entry to upper exhibition and cafe
6.30pm Lecture followed by Q&A and a short break
7.45pm Planetarium show
8.00pm Event ends, Science Centre closes

Multiple bookings: 5-for-4 ticket offer for phone or in-person bookings only. You must book all five tickets at the same time, specifying all dates and times.

Abstract:
The last decade has brought an explosion in the number of planets beyond the solar system that are known to science, revealing an incredible diversity of alien worlds and planetary systems which continue to surprise and intrigue scientists. Dr Ben Burningham (University of Hertfordshire) will take you on a tour of this planetary zoo, and bring you up to date on the hunt for oases of habitability in the harshness of the cosmos.

The Lecturer:
Dr Ben Burningham is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Outreach and Public Engagement at the University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Astrophysics Research. His research focuses on remote sensing the atmospheres of giant exoplanets and brown dwarfs. He earned his PhD from the University of Exeter in 2006. He has worked at the University of Hertfordshire since 2007, with periods of secondment to the National Observatory of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro (2012 - 2014), and NASA Ames Research Center, California (2014 - 2016).