World Copernican Congress [PHOTO GALLERY]

by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | News, WCC

Five Nobel Prize winners, 700 researchers and guests, nearly 130 accredited journalists and, above all, scientific debates at the highest level – the first World Copernican Congress was held in Toruń from 19-21 February. The World Copernican Congress was the...

Prof Peebles: there are two paths we can take when trying to understand the expansion of the universe

by admin | Feb 23, 2023 | News, WCC

On the first day of the Copernican World Congress guests were able to listen, among other things, to a speech by Nobel Prize winner, Canadian astronomer and cosmologist Prof. Phillip James E. Peebles. The scientist spoke about possible directions for astronomy and...

Prof. McDonald: Poland contributes to pushing the boundaries of progress

by admin | Feb 23, 2023 | News, WCC

Professor Arthur B. McDonald of Canada’s Queen’s University devoted his talk to the topic of particle astrophysics and nuclear physics. The Nobel laureate noted that there have been significant advances in these fields in recent years and that astrophysics...

Prof Mayor: People have always wondered if we are alone in the universe

by admin | Feb 23, 2023 | News, WCC

The first day of the World Copernican Congress concluded with a keynote address by Professor Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor, Swiss astronomer and professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. The researcher analysed the changes that have taken...

Prof Queloz: The Copernican revolution is still underway

by admin | Feb 21, 2023 | News, WCC

Swiss astronomer Professor Didier Queloz focused on an issue closely related to the theme of the First World Copernican Congress during his presentation entitled ‘Exoplanets and Life in the Universe’. The scientist presented an issue that expands the...