Summer Blast Off: Rocketry and astronomy at NC Museum of Natural Sciences, June 29
For immediate release ‐ June 22, 2023
Contact: Jon Pishney, 919.707.8083. Images available upon request
[RALEIGH, N.C.] – Can’t wait till January for the next Astronomy Days? Then head to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for Summer Blast Off! This outdoor event – held Thursday, June 29, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – offers visitors a variety of ways to shoot off their own mini-rockets, an up-close look at super-sized high-powered rockets, a way to look at the sun safely through solar telescopes, and more. Free.
NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadors will be onsite to show how they track mountain-sized debris that lurks throughout our Solar System and the efforts they take to protect our planet from a potentially devastating impact. You can also check out NASA’s “EYES” – a set of applications anyone can use to see anything from asteroids flying by Earth, to NASA spacecraft exploring the solar system, to alien planets that they’ve found orbiting alien stars. Or learn how NASA’s Deep Space Network supports not only probes like the Voyagers and Mars Rovers but also the Artemis program, which is bringing astronauts back to the moon.
Find out how a blue box on wheels provides hands-on learning opportunities to K-12 communities across multiple states. Visit the Betabox Learning exhibit and try out their mobile labs, check out some cool technology in action, and see how you can get Betabox to come to your school or organization.
Visitors can also meet astrophysicists from the Museum and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and participate in hands-on activities to learn more about the wonders of the universe. Or join educators from Marbles Kids Museum and learn how to be an astronaut as you build knowledge about astronomy, space exploration, and the tools and technology that make space research possible.
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