Join us for the fourth episode in our new online event series, super/science.
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In April, the space probe BepiColombo came to less than 13,000 km from Earth, steering its trajectory as part of a long journey towards Mercury, the ultimate destination of its scientific mission. During this gravity-assist flyby, the probe snapped black-and-white views of our planet, joining in the space-era tradition of picturing our cosmic home from space. This talk will take viewers on a journey from Earth through planets, stars and galaxies, and discuss the astronomical perspective on our home planet. The talk will also touch upon the BepiColombo mission, a European-Japanese collaboration to investigate Mercury's mysteries, and the science data gathered during the recent Earth flyby.

Claudia Mignone is an astrophysicist, science writer and communicator, originally from the south of Italy. After researching the expansion of the Universe for her PhD at the University of Heidelberg, she engaged full time in public outreach, covering various science communication roles as a contractor for the European Space Agency and working with space missions like Rosetta, Gaia, BepiColombo, and many others. Claudia is passionate about telling the stories of the great women and men that investigate the cosmos, and often collaborates with artists to research new approaches to scientific narration.

Ticket Cost: Pay as you feel donation, starting at £1.
This event will be accessed on the Zoom platform.