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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