Professor Lecture "Star and Planet Formation - How Planets and Stars Were Born -"

Inagi IC College

Professor Lecture "Star and Planet Formation - How Planets and Stars Were Born -"

The stars shining in the night sky also had their time of birth. How were the stars that make up constellations and the sun born, and through what processes? Were celestial bodies such as the planets orbiting the sun born in the same way? This section clearly explains the answers revealed by astronomy since the 1970s and the remaining mysteries, using numerous images to make the findings easy to understand.

Event Date

Saturday, January 24, 2026Saturday, February 28, 2026Saturday, March 28, 2026

Event Time

From 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Venue

Community Promotion Plaza

Eligibility

Anyone

Contents

Content of Each Session

1st	January 24	Interstellar Matter: The Hidden Force Behind Star Formation Outer space is not a perfect vacuum; it contains sparse gases. This section introduces what these gases look like, their nature, and how their existence was discovered.
2nd	February 28	Star Formation: How the Sun and Other Stars Are Made How were the sun and stars born in the universe? This section introduces research findings based on observations about that process, along with numerous images.
3rd	March 28	Planet Formation: How Earth and Saturn Are Made Planets and asteroids orbit around the sun. How were they formed? We present the answers revealed by the latest science.

Each class is 90 minutes long.

Application

Necessary

Please apply from the Inagi IC College web page.

Application Deadline

Thursday, August 14, 2025

About the Application Deadline

If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, a lottery will be held.

If the capacity is not reached, applications will be accepted until the capacity is reached or until January 30.

Cost

3,000 yen (However, if you join midway, it will be 1,000 yen per session for the number of sessions attended)

Number of recruits

50 people

Eligibility

Anyone

Instructor

Toshihiro Handa, Former Professor at Kagoshima University

Contact Us

Inagi IC College Office

Phone 042-370-2822

Business hours: Tuesday to Friday (excluding holidays), from 10 AM to 4 PM

 

Application Destination

• Inagi IC College Webpage(External Link)