Life is a Miracle

Name: Life is a Miracle
Start: 2026-09-30T19:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-30T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Livet er et mirakel - 30/9-2026

took place · 30 Sep 2026

Livet er et mirakel - 30/9-2026, Copenhagen

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Theologian and author Anna Mejlhede and astrophysicist Anja C. Andersen meet in the Planetarium Dome for a conversation about life's big questions - inspired by their shared book "Life is a Miracle". They discuss what it means to be human in an infinite universe, and where scientific explanations meet the wonder of faith.

Program for the evening:
19:15 Welcome
19:25 Conversation between Anna Mejlhede and Anja C. Andersen
20:25 Questions from the audience
21:00 Thank you and book signing on stage

Your ticket also gives you access to the Planetarium's exhibitions, workshops and Science Shows the same day - check the day's programme on the website and plan your visit in advance.

About: Anja C. Andersen

Anja C. Andersen, professor of astrophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute and Denmark's first professor of public understanding of science, has spent her career making the universe's biggest mysteries accessible to general audiences. With over 20 awards for research and outreach, and thousands of Danes attending her lectures each year, she stands as one of the country's most prominent science communicators.

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received honors for research and communication

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What's new

2026
Anja C. Andersen is elected vice president of the Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science (SNU) for the period 2026-2030.
2025-09
Anja C. Andersen turned 60 in September 2025 and has by that time received a total of 21 honors for research and science communication.
2024
Anja C. Andersen received the Rungstedlund Prize, presented by Queen Margrethe, and led SNU's 200-year anniversary as president.

Tour

KøbenhavnAalborgAarhusOdense

Tracks

Det gådefulde universIllustrated major work on the physics of the universe, published December 2023 - followed by nationwide lecture tour in 2024

En lille bog om universetPopular book about space from 2016, basis for many of her lectures

Flyvende TallerkenDR podcast about UFOs and space phenomena, where Anja C. Andersen is co-host

Stjernestøv og galakserLecture series on Danmarks Radio about cosmic dust and the life of galaxies

Hvor kommer UFO'erne fra?Current lecture - including at Bremen Teater in Copenhagen, February 2026

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