Dr Elizabeth Cunningham from Surrey University will talk about how the objects we can observe in the night sky account for less than 5% of the total Universe. Scientists believe that the rest is made up of elusive substances called dark matter and dark energy. We can’t see it, we don’t know what it is and yet hundreds of scientists around the world are looking for it. This talk will explain the puzzle of dark matter – why we think it’s there, what scientists think it could be and what they are doing to find it. We will see that there is more to our Universe than meets the eye.

There will also be a presentation on the sky at night for the coming month. If you would like further details then please contact Anita King.