Mysteries of the Universe

The hundreds of moons of Jupiter and Saturn have plenty of stunning scenery and scientific mysteries in store for everyone: From the volcanoes of Io to the salt water oceans of Europa and Ganymede to the water plumes on Enceladus and to the methane lakes on Titan. Let's go on a tour to these fascinating worlds in the steps of previous missions and let's get ready for the new generation of space missions that will return to these moons in the next decade.

From ghost-like particles to eruptions that color the night sky, the Sun sends us signals in many forms. As an experimental astrophysicist, the challenge is in receiving and interpreting these signals to reveal a bigger picture. Can our nearest star tell us something about dark matter? Could it give us hints about symmetries in nature? Or do we first need to understand the Sun's own forces and cycles to decode its messages? From deep underground laboratories to mountaintop telescopes, this talk follows one scientist’s journey around the Sun in search of cosmic insight and new ways of seeing.