Falling for a Star: Gravity Lessons from Footballs to Orbiting Stars

Location: 100 Jordan Hall of Science - DVT (View on map )

Falling for a Star: Gravity Lessons from Footballs to Orbiting Stars

Keith Davis, Ph.D., Director of the DVT

During this immersive digital experience, gain a new appreciation for a falling football. Join us on a “tour” of the universe through the eyes of gravity, and learn how a ball thrown on the football field relates to everything from the orbit of manmade satellites to binary star systems.

(Toledo, 2:30 p.m. kickoff)

Part of the Science Exploration Series: Make science part of your game day schedule and join the College of Science for exciting presentations before Notre Dame home football games. All presentations are open to the public and will be held in the Jordan Hall of Science.

Originally published at physics.nd.edu.