Public lectures by space professionals from Ethiopia and abroad, open to anyone curious about the universe. The series began in 2018 as a month of weekend lectures each summer; it now runs monthly, in Addis Ababa and online.
- first series
- 2018
- since 2026
- Monthly
- lectures so far in 2026
- 3
Watch the latest lecture
We Sent Machines to the Void So Humans Could Follow — Prathmesh Barapatre, May 2026
Recent lectures
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25 May 2026
We Sent Machines to the Void So Humans Could Follow
Prathmesh Barapatre · Online, with the National Space Society (USA), Mumbai
How robotic probes, rovers and satellites paved the way for human spaceflight.
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14 April 2026
From Black Holes to Cosmic Structures: the universe as seen by radio telescopes
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hoeft · Col. John C. Robinson American Corner, Addis Ababa
Galaxies from dwarfs to grand spirals, and the international projects building the world's largest radio telescopes.
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28 February 2026
From Stellar Nurseries to Galactic Evolution
Dr. Seblu Humne and Dr. Dejene Zewdie · Space Science and Geospatial Institute, beside the Science Museum, Addis Ababa
How stars in the Milky Way are born, live and die, then out to the structure and evolution of galaxies across billions of years.
How it grew
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2018
A month of lectures, every summer
Launched as the Summer Public Lecture Series: weekend lectures across a month, eight days in all, each bringing a space professional from Ethiopia or abroad to share their work with the public.
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2026
Every month
Now the Space Public Lecture Series, with an edition each month: in person in Addis Ababa, and online with partners abroad.
In photos
Come to the next one
Each edition is listed on the Events page, with registration on TixFox. Members hear about them first.