30 July 2015
Currently, many questions arise among the public and some scientists about the nature of the scientific missions of the unmanned spacecraft “New Horizons” to Pluto. When did they start? When did they arrive? What is their scientific objective? All those are legitimate questions, especially after the scientific and media fanfare raised for excluding Pluto and stripping it from its original title “a planet”.
The full story will be introduced in our next astronomy night at the Planetarium Science Center.
Date and Time: Thursday, 30 July 2015; 6:00 pm
Location: The Planetarium Theater
Attendance: This is a public event, and admission is for free.
Program
- A scientific lecture by Dr. Omar Fikry
- A virtual space tour to the planet and its moons at the Planetarium
- Astronomy contest.
- Observations conducted through the telescope at the BA Plaza.