Homeschool Program: Over the Moon: Artemis and Human Space Exploration on Mon, Mar 16 @ 10:30 a.m.

Homeschool Program: Over the Moon: Artemis and Human Space Exploration

Monday, Mar 16 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

The future of Human space exploration and lunar exploration begins with Artemis II – the next crewed mission to send astroauts out to the Moon

Join Dr. Dan Polsgrove, Astronomer, Planetarium educator and former Astronomy professor here at the Academy, for a detailed discussion of the Big Bang, our understanding of it and why it emerged as the leading theory to explain the beginning of our universe.

In addition to the Live portion, this program will also include the short film, Dark Universe

With our limited seating, please only reserve seats if you know you will be attending. If you RSVP and your plans change for any reason, please email Jeff our Planetarium Director at planetarium@afacademy.af.edu so we can release your seats.

UPDATED BASE PASS PROCESS:
All visitors to the Air Force Academy, 18 years old and older need to either be accompanied by a DoD card holder or request a base pass by clicking the appropriate dated request button on the planetarium webpage (https://www.usafa.edu/facilities/planetarium/) for a Planetarium Visit.

Related NGSS Science Standards:

ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars  (e.g. the study of stars’ light spectra and brightness is used to identify compositional elements of stars, their movements, and their distances from Earth.)

HS-ESS1-2: Earth’s Place in the Universe  (e.g. construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe.)