The lecture will emphasize the recent New Horizons mission, featuring up-to-date results of that spacecraft’s 2015 flight past Pluto and Lowell Observatory’s contributions to the mission. The search for exoplanets–planets circling distant stars–will also be discussed.
Presented by W. Lowell Putnam, IV, sole trustee, Lowell Observatory
The audience is invited to bring a lunch to enjoy during the program.
Free coffee available. Cookies provided courtesy of Big Y.
Followed by a Museum members-only Continuing Conversation with curator of physical science Richard Sanderson.
