Total Eclipse of the Sun with Mikel Falxa in Bergara
Kutxa Fundazioa and DIPC
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Mikel Falxa
DIPC - When
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2026/06/11
18:30 - Place
- Laboratorium, Bergara
- Organizers
- Kutxa Fundazioa, DIPC, Laboratorium
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Kutxa Fundazioa and DIPC have been jointly organizing public lectures on current scientific topics and issues of social interest, featuring renowned scientists, for over a decade.
In 2026, we will address a highly topical subject: the total solar eclipse that will cross the Iberian Peninsula on August 12. This rare natural phenomenon was last observed in our region in 1905. Interestingly, solar eclipses have been closely linked to major scientific discoveries throughout history, particularly in the field of physics. In this talk, DIPC astrophysicist and postdoctoral researcher Mikel Falxa will explore some of the most surprising findings, on a journey that will take us from our own planet to the farthest known worlds in our galaxy.
The talk is open to the general public and will be in Basque (no translation service is available). Free admission with prior registration (required).
This event is part of a series of lectures on the total solar eclipse organized jointly by Kutxa Fundazioa and DIPC at various locations throughout the region as part of the Jakindari initiative promoted by the Department of Science, Universities, and Innovation of the Basque Government. The series is supported by Oiasso Museum and Laboratorium.
About the speaker
Mikel Falxa is an astrophysicist who began his postdoctoral fellowship at DIPC in 2026. His research focuses primarily on the study of gravitational waves emitted by binary systems of supermassive black holes in the Universe. Originally from Baigorri, Iparralde, he pursued his career in Astrophysics at the Paris Observatory and earned his PhD at the Astroparticle and Cosmology Laboratory in Paris. After a year of postdoctoral work between Paris and Orléans, at the Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of the Environment and Space (LPC2E), he moved to Italy in 2024 to work in the Department of Astrophysics at Milano Bicocca.