The Space & Science Festival is back for 2017! Now with 3 events across the month of May. Check out the experiences and take-home kits on offer.
6 May 2017
Space & Science Festival @NIGHT
Evening event focused on astronomy with the Wellington Astronomical Society, bug art with Dr Siouxsie Wiles, science talks and fun with physics. Plus a chance to meet special guests from NASA!
Time: Gates open 6:00 pm and close 10:00 pm.
Venue: Onslow College, Johnsonville, Wellington.
13 May 2017
Space & Science Festival @DAY
Daytime event focused on flying machines, maths craft, engineering with robots and electronics, coding, science talks and fun with physics, chemistry and biological sciences.
Plus chance to meet special guests from NASA!
Time: 12:00 pm-4:00 pm
Venue: Onslow College, Johnsonville, Wellington.
20 May 2017
The Art of Night with Mark Gee
Late night event focused on astrophotography with award winning local astrophotographer Mark Gee.
Time: 7:00 til late
Venue: Red Rocks Reserve, Wellington.
For more information, please visit: https://spacesciencefestival.org/
Keen astronomers can check out the Hub’s astronomy resources before the visit, including the work of Wellington’s own radio astronomer Melanie Johnston-Hollitt.
Find out more about Bioluminescence and superbugs.
We also have loads more resources under our topics on flight, engineering, robots and the concepts energy transformations, electricity and forces and movement.
