Drake University Professor of Physics and Astronomy Charles Nelson will moderate a discussion on “Quasars: Black Holes in Action,” as part of the Science Center of Iowa‘s Café Scientifique Series on Thursday, May 27.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Dos Rios Don Roberto Room of the Science Center of Iowa, 319 Court Ave. in downtown Des Moines.
Nelson will describe his own research and the current understanding of quasars, the compact regions in the center of galaxies that surround super massive black holes. Quasars are the most luminous objects in the universe.
Nelson serves as chair of the Drake Physics and Astronomy Department and director of the Drake Municipal Observatory.
For more information, including seating reservation, contact scientifique@sciowa.org.