Final WVUniverse talk of 2025 will feature "A Hole over Hobart: How the Space Shuttle helped push the limits of Radio Astronomy"

The final WVUniverse talk of 2025 will be held on December 12th and will feature Graham Doskoch, a graduate student in the West Virginia University (WVU) Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology.

With a deep dive into the history of radio astronomy, Doskoch will discuss how the space shuttles changed the course of study in the field of radio astronomy. This talk is great for history buffs of all ages.

WVUniverse talks are general audience, outreach talks that explore different fields of astronomy like cosmology, instrumentation, astrobiology, planetary science and more.

After each talk, a fun Kahoot quiz is offered and the lucky winner walks away with a prize.

“A Hole over Hobart: How the Space Shuttle helped push the limits of Radio Astronomy” is free and open to all ages. All are welcome.

December 12, 2025

6:30 PM EST

G09 White Hall