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Event ID:  14578
Contact Name:  James Romero
Contact Email:  j.romero@imperial.ac.uk
Contact Phone:  07720919535
Organization:  Imperial College London
Event Web Site:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imperial-fringe-a-space-odyssey-tickets-36660946879
Dates:  10th October 2017 to 9th October 2017
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Type:  Public
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Country:  United Kingdom
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City:  London
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Location:  Imperial College London, College Main Entrance, Exhibition Road, SW72AZ
Event Name:  Imperial Fringe: A Space Odyssey
Event Description:  Meet space explorers in our blow-up planetarium, create your own galaxy next to real spacecraft, or hold a comet in your hand. Celebrate the finale of Cassini's mission to Saturn with a journey through ‘out of this world’ science at Imperial 5PM-8PM A Space Odyssey is the latest in Imperial College’s Fringe series of free public evening events exploring science at its most engaging and fun. Based on the College’s ground-breaking research, the Fringe programme runs throughout the year to give our friends and supporters an opportunity to meet our researchers and find out more about our work. A Space Odyssey will feature a range of talks, demonstrations and interactive science for you to enjoy: • Put your questions to our Imperial Cassini missionscientists as they reminisce about the journey to Saturn • Vote for your next solar system destination of choice with future missions lead Dr Adam Masters as he puts forward the case for the next great worlds to explore • Sit under a blanket of stars (whatever the weather) and journey around the night sky inside our Pop-up planetarium. You can register for one of these sessions in advance here • Gaze up at our giant replica of the Herschel Space Observatory and learn from Astrophysicist Dave Clementshow its infrared telescope has helped reveal how stars form • Hold a comet in your hand with our Rosetta team scientistsas they discuss the discoveries that have revolutionised our understand of these frozen bodies • Make your own thin film paper spacecraft and learn all about CubeSats and the low cost, light weight revolution in space exploration with Computing’s Professor Julie McCann and Michael Johnson • Tour our Earth Observation Characterisation Facility that tests the satellites that monitor our changing climate. You can register for one of these tours in advance here • Discover how we find exoplanets and explore their atmospheres with our Astrophysics group scientists • Make galactic art with our Astronomy Society as you learn your spirals from your bar galaxies with our amateur night sky watchers
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