Gamma-ray bursts, discovered by accident with classified satellites, were for decades a leading mystery in astrophysics. John Horack explores the breakthroughs that followed from the Gamma Ray Observatory (1991) and subsequent experiments, which showed that these are the most powerful explosions in the universe. Very recently, gravitational waves have been detected from these still-mysterious explosions.
John Horack is the inaugural Neil Armstrong Chair in Aerospace Policy at The Ohio State University, with tenured, full-professor appointments in the College of Engineering's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. He is a 30-year veteran of the spaceflight industry.
The first online lecture of the series. This lecture will be shown via Zoom, a webinar tool that users can either download or use on their web browser, on April 5 at 3 p.m. It will be followed with a live Q&A. For more information, please visit the Science Sundays webpage.
This event is free and open to the public.