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Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Mind-expanding talks and presentations by the brightest stars in the field of astronomy.

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This artist conception depicts an immense web of dark matter connecting galaxy clusters, constituting approximately 85 percent of the Universe.

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Unveiling a Dark Universe: from Tiny Galaxies to Cosmic Maps

Mon. Feb. 6th at 7:30 pm - Planetarium

Discover the dark Universe, guided by Stanford cosmologist Risa Wechsler.

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