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2.30pm
Exoplanets, the quest
for the new worlds of
the cosmos
Prof. Didier Queloz
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FAMILY
12:15pm 12:45pm 1:15pm
1.45pm 3pm 3:30pm 4pm
National Space
Centre - Who Wants
to be an Astronaut?
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12noon – 4.30pm
National Space
Centre - Martian
Rover Training
National Space Centre
Harlaxton Manor
Free
Duration: 3 - 5 mins drop in
sessions
Take your turn to control a Martian Rover
and as the dust storm approaches, rapidly
complete your tasks under the guidance
of the National Space Centre presenter.
National Space Centre.
Please note for Harlaxton Manor
events refreshments will be available,
so make an afternoon of your visit.
You need to book for two of the three
events so don’t miss out by making
sure you get your tickets early.
Harlaxton Manor
Ticket: £3
Duration: 20 minutes
Learn about what it takes to be an
astronaut. What dangers are there in
space which could kill you? Do you have
what it takes to go into space? A talk for
all ages by a presenter from the National
Space Centre team.
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12:15pm 12:45pm 1:15pm
1.45pm 3pm 3:30pm 4pm
National Space
Centre - Portable
Planetarium
Harlaxton Manor
Ticket: £3
Duration: 20 minutes
As part of an afternoon of space activities
this show in a mobile planetarium is an
exploration of the night sky by a presenter
from the National Space Centre in
Leicester.
Harlaxton Manor
Ticket: £4
Duration: 1hr
The search for planetary systems orbiting
other stars - the exoplanets - and
particularly the quest to find planets
similar to the Earth is one of the great
scientific, technological, and philosophical
undertakings of our time. Until recently, the
solar system has provided the only basis
for our knowledge of planets and life in
the universe. This has changed with the
discovery in 1995 of the first giant planet
outside the solar system.
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SCIENCE EVENT
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Newton in Space
UK Space Agency
Harlaxton Manor
Ticket: £4
British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake is
heading into space in November 2015 for
a six month stay onboard the International
Space Station for a mission he has named
‘Principia’ in honour of Newton. Come
along and find out about what Tim will be
doing in orbit and why it may affect you,
how Newton will be a large part of the
mission and how you can get involved.
www.gov.uk/ukspaceagency
www.esa.int
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