What this project is really about
Hello Students, Welcome to your Project Overview Space! What is your Project About? For centuries, we viewed gravity as a mysterious force pulling objects together. Einstein changed everything by suggesting that gravity isn't simply a “pull,” but a curve in the fabric of the universe itself. This project invites you to step into the shoes of history’s greatest physicists. By conducting both classic and modern experiments, you will explore how our understanding of gravity has changed over time. You will bridge the gap between Galileo’s observations on Earth and Einstein’s revolutionary General Theory of Relativity, investigating how gravity influences the universe around us. Along the way, you will explore how stars form and evolve, how massive objects affect their surroundings, and how mass can bend the path of light across the cosmic stage.
What you'll walk away knowing how to do
This project isn't about memorising facts. It's about building capabilities that transfer — to your next project, your next class, and beyond.
Learn from someone who does this for a living
You're not learning from a textbook. You're learning from a practitioner.
Puragra (Raja) GuhaThakurta
Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, UCSC
Professor Raja GuhaThakurta is a Distinguished Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz and an Astronomer with the University of California Observatories. He studies galaxy formation and evolution by analyzing stellar populations, integrated light, and globular clusters in systems from the Milky Way and its...
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