Saturday, October 4, 2025 7pm to 8pm
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2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, CO 80309
https://www.colorado.edu/fiske/shows/live-faculty-talks #fiskeplanetariumCelebrate NASA's International Observe the Moon Night with our fulldome film Forward! To the Moon, supported by NASA and Lockheed Martin.
Kari Byron from MythBusters narrates the film and launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe. Dr. Jack Burns from NASA's NESS program will join us to talk about his research and last year's landing on the Moon with the first radio telescope.
Bio: Jack Burns, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics, both at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, and is Vice President Emeritus for Academic Affairs and Research for the CU System. Jack is also the Director and Principal Investigator of the NASA-funded Network for Exploration and Space Science. In addition, he has longstanding ties with NASA and served on the NASA Advisory Council from 2008-2010, Chair of the Council’s Science Committee from 2009-2010, and as a member of the 2016-2017 Presidential NASA transition team. Additionally, Jack served as the Senior Vice President of the American Astronomical Society from 2014-2017.
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