Event

Planetarium Film: IBEX-Search for the Edge of the Solar System

Rock Creek Park

Fee:

Free. Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Time:

2:00 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.


Description

Join scientists who are investigating the boundary between our Solar System and the rest of our galaxy in IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System.

Designed for visitors with an appreciation for the challenges of space science and a desire to learn more about science research, IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System follows the creation of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). Audiences will get an in-depth look at the mission and how IBEX is collecting high-speed atoms to create a map of our Solar System's boundary.

Narrated by two inquisitive teenagers, audiences will hear from the scientists and engineers that developed the IBEX mission and created the spacecraft, and get the latest updates on the mission's discoveries.

This program is appropriate for audience members aged 10+.

 

Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.


More information

Reservation or Registration: Yes

Free tickets to each planetarium show may be picked up at the Nature Center front desk beginning one-half hour before the start of the show.