Daily Archives: September 29, 2019

17th November Lecture: Gravitational Waves – Einstein, Einstein, give us a wave!

NewsBy Martin Kennedy September 29, 2019

Just over one hundred years ago Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves on the basis of his General Theory of Relativity. For over 20 years physicists have been trying to catch the first gravity wave without success until February 2016 when the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced that they had recorded the ripples…

25th October: Stargazing Event (Northumberland Park)

UncategorizedBy Martin Kennedy September 29, 2019 Leave a comment

Back by popular demand, Sunderland Astronomical Society are will visiting Northumberland Park). Date: Friday 25th October 2019. Time: from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Entry: Free (Contributions to SAS fundraising nonetheless welcomed). SAS have been asked by the Northumberland Park (the park in North Shields) to hold a Stargazing event on Friday 19th October 2018 from 7.00pm till late.