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Virtual Party With the Stars Next event to be announced • Please check back
UW Space Place will present an online, live-streamed program. Look for it on the UW Space Place YouTube channel. The easiest way to find it will be to search, a few minutes before 8pm, on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/) for "UW Space Place live". Or use (copy and paste into a browser window) this direct link to our channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYhFO5VNZItK7f_EWe_sRPQ
Please note that this event takes place online only, not at UW Space Place. UW Space Place is closed to the public for the time being. We will announce programs and other news by email and here on our web site.
The Evening Sky Map Click here to download a monthly sky chart from Skymaps.com.
Virtual Saturday Science Workshop Saturday, September 26 • 10:00 am
Please join us to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night. We will explain why we see the different phases of the moon and show you how to make a moon phase calculator. Look for it on the UW Space Place YouTube channel. The easiest way to find it will be to search, a few minutes before 8pm, on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/) for "UW Space Place live". Or use (copy and paste into a browser window) this direct link to our channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYhFO5VNZItK7f_EWe_sRPQ
Please note that this event takes place online only, not at UW Space Place. UW Space Place is closed to the public for the time being. We will announce programs and other news by email and here on our web site.
Space Place guest presentations are always free and open to the
public, and are offered the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Virtual Guest Presentation "Protecting the Planets and Ourselves: Are We Ready for the Search for Life Elsewhere?"
October 13 • 7:00 pm
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by a novel virus, it is difficult to not be concerned with the introduction of extraterrestrial life form by a sample return mission. An additional concern of planetary protection is ensuring that missions to other worlds aren't carrying Earth life. In this presentation Jaime Cordova, graduate student in the Laboratory of Genetics, will discuss missions to search for life elsewhere and the measures taken to prevent contamination of these worlds, and more importantly Earth.
Washburn Observatory UPDATE: To lessen the risk to our community as much as possible, the Astronomy Department will suspend public observing until further notice. Please continue to watch this space for updates.
Universe in the Park
Check the UitP web site in 2021 for a list of dates and locations.
