Open Day SRON Groningen Netherlands Institute for Space Research & Kapteyn Astronomical Institute

October 6, 2024
| 12:00
- 17:00
- October 6, 2024
Location: Groningen, Landleven 12, Groningen Campus
Organising party: SRON

SRON & Kapteyn open their doors in Groningen to the general public, during the Groningen science festival Zpannend Zernike. This is part of the Dutch Science Festival Weekend called Weekend van de Wetenschap.

Kapteyns astronomers and SRONโ€™s astronomers, atmospheric scientists, exoplanet researchers, space technology scientists and engineers welcome young and old for a fun sneak peak in the world of space science and its enabling instrumentation. Come and learn about the latest research and recent, current and future space missions with NASA, ESA, JAXA and partner institutes around the world for X-ray, optical, far infrared and gravitational wave astronomy, planetary research and remote sensing of earths atmosphere. Expect fun educational activities like a cryogenic icecream lab, lectures, soldering a satellite, experiments and a mobile planetarium. This Open Day is primarily in Dutch but all staff you meet speaks English and of some activities there will be English editions (tbd) during the day.

Mind that the neighboring Faculty of Science & Engineering of the University of Groningen also opens up a fun Mars landscape to explore.

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