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An Evening with NASA (in person and online)

August 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

- Free

An Evening With NASA

August 8, 2024

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Cape Town Conference Center, Auditorium 1

Learn how to get involved with NASA and hear from experts about NASA Science programs that explore the secrets of our universe. Brief talks will highlight the latest discoveries from the most powerful telescope ever launched into space, as well as future missions to study dark matter, dark energy, and planets outside our solar system; how NASA studies the Sun and its relationship with our solar system; and the agency’s strategy to safeguard Earth from potentially hazardous asteroids and comets.

Speakers include:

7:00-7:15             Mark Clampin: Introduction to NASA Astrophysics

7:15-7:30             Alex Lockwood: Opportunities for the International Community

7:30-7:45             Eric Smith: James Webb Space Telescope

7:45-8:00             Anjali Tripathi: Exoplanets

8:00-8:15             Lucas Paganini: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

8:15-8:30             Tom Greene: Habitable Worlds Observatory

8:30-8:45             Irina Kitiashvili: Heliophysics

8:45-9:00             Doris Daou: Planetary Defense

Details

Date:
August 8
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/273197-an-evening-with-nasa/#/

Venue

Cape Town International Convention Centre 1 (CTICC 1)
1 Lower Long Street, Convention Square,
Cape Town, South Africa
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Details

Date:
August 8
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/273197-an-evening-with-nasa/#/

Venue

Cape Town International Convention Centre 1 (CTICC 1)
1 Lower Long Street, Convention Square,
Cape Town, South Africa
+ Google Map