AdAstra Kansas Foundation
The first exo-planet was discovered in 1992. And by 2023, according to NASA, over 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed.
How do scientists find these planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system? What have they discovered? Find out at the 15th annual Galaxy Forum to be held August 26 in Hutchinson. Jonathan Brande, from the University of Kansas physics and astronomy department’s renowned EXOLab will share his lab’s work in this fascinating area of astrophysics.
This Ad Astra Kansas Foundation Galaxy Forum, entitled “Asteroids, Eclipses, Exoplanets and more” will be at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, August 26. It is free and open to the public.
September brings the return of soil samples taken by the OSIRIS-REx mission from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. Also, the Psyche mission launches in October to the asteroid 16 Psyche. Is it made of nickel and iron as is suspected? Sarah Lamm of the KU geology department, will talk about these missions and their importance.
Keeping our (shaded) eyes on the sky, the NASA Eclipse Ambassador team of Charles Garcia and Ed Bierens will speak about the upcoming solar eclipses occurring October 14 and in April 2024. And illustrate with demos. Free glasses given out
The Ad Astra Kansas Foundation also has some stellar projects going, including a resolution for recognition of an annual statewide Ad Astra Kansas Science Day.
This event is free and open to the public and is geared for about 5th grade on up. One can make a reservation with name and number attending at [email protected]. The event will also be livestreamed on the Ad Astra Kansas Foundation Facebook page.
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