Join us for lunch in space with our Launch Break! Faculty from the UCF Physics Department and the UCF Planetary Sciences Group, and educators from Orlando Science Center, will help us blast off into space and explore our universe. These talks are collaborative efforts with the Orlando Science Center’s Planet Pioneers traveling exhibit. This exhibit helps you learn through the planet pioneers how to survive on another planet and travel to Mars and beyond! This exhibit will be at the Orlando Science Center until May 9, 2021.
Zoom Virtual Talks: 30-45 minute talks followed by a moderated Q&A
*Safe for all ages, but recommended for those 13 years of age and older.
Talk Groupings: All talks 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. EST
The Ringed Planet:
Cassini’s Voyage of Discovery at Saturn
Joshua Colwell, Ph.D.
Cassini Co-Investigator
Pegasus Professor and Associate Chair
UCF Physics Department
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
A Virtual Zoom Talk
Extreme Explorers:
Challenges of Exploring our Planetary Neighbors
Adrienne Dove, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UCF Physics Department
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
A Virtual Zoom Talk
