Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/P. N. Appleton (SSC/Caltech) “Cartwheel Galaxy Makes Waves”
For all you Astronomy buffs in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut are The American Museum of Natural History for March is hosting 10th Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Moon, Mars and Beyond: Where Next for the Manned Space Program?. The Director of The Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will be moderating a panel of experts discussing whether we should go back to the Moon or head straight to Mars. Anyone interested in this complex topic should find this an interesting discussion.
There will also be two virtual tours of the night sky at the Hayden Planetarium hosted by astronomers Jackie Faherty and Joe Rao. Both tours include a question and answer session so you can settle those long standing questions about the universe.
The official dates, times, and locations for these events are listed below along with the admission prices.
Virtual Universe: Our Solar Neighborhood with Jackie Faherty
Hayden Planetarium Space Theater
Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 pm
$15 Adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors
Virtual Universe: Our Solar Neighborhood with Jackie Faherty
Join Jackie Faherty for a tour of Earth’s neighborhood. On the first Tuesday of each month, Virtual Universe offerings take visitors on trips through our solar system and beyond in live, interactive programs that include question-and-answer sessions.
For a quick glimpse of a Virtual Universe program check out this video
10th Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate:
The Moon, Mars and Beyond: Where Next for the Manned Space Program?
LeFrak Theater, first floor - Enter at 77th Street
Monday, March 15, 7:30 pm
$15 adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors
10th Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate
Join Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, as he moderates a panel featuring Kenneth Ford, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition; Lester Lyles, United States Air Force (Ret); Paul Spudis, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Steven Squyres, Cornell University; and Robert Zubrin, Mars Society, who will discuss what is next for the manned space program.
Should NASA return to the Moon, where man has already walked, or proceed directly to Mars? Learn the central issues to the subject, including political will, national security, and international competition.
Celestial Highlights: Inferior Planets with Joe Rao
Tuesday, March 30, 6:30 pm
Hayden Planetarium Space Theater
$15 adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors
Joe Rao leads this tour of the western sky including Mercury, Venus, and the early spring constellations. On the last Tuesday of each month, enjoy a live presentation under the brilliant stars of the Zeiss Mark IX Star Projector. Learn about the current positions of the moon, planets, and stars, as well as visual spectacles like meteor showers, eclipses, and conjunctions.
