Dark Side of the Universe: Toward a New Cosmological Paradigm

UNESCO Paris, Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July 2009

• © NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScl/AURA)
• A ribbon of gas, a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago, floats in our galaxy.

"Invisible Univers"

Most of the universe is invisible to human eyes and to our most advanced observation devices.

The international research colloquium entitled “Dark Side of the Universe: Toward a New Cosmological Paradigm” (Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July) will bring together the top international specialists on dark matter and dark energy, including George F. Smoot and David J. Gross, Nobel laureates in physics, and Alain Connes, Fields Medal winner.

“Invisible Universe” is a set of three scientific events: an exhibition, a specialists’ symposium (in English) and a public symposium (in French).

1.  Exhibition "Exploring the Invisible Universe" (Monday 29 June - Friday 10 July 2009)

2.  Colloquium "Dark Side of the Universe: Toward a New Cosmological Paradigm" (Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July)

3.  General Public Symposium - in French "L'Univers Outre Noir: Energie Noire et Matière Sombre" (Monday 6 July - Friday 10 July 2009)

Related links:
::  UNESCO's International Year of Astronomy (website)

• 29-06-2009