Astronomy Event, Free for Students!

Dr. Charles P. Homes, a retired NASA Manager with a PhD from Cornell University, will give a presentation on “Asteroids and Near-Earth Objects: And why we should be concerned!” Asteroids: what are they? Where are they located? How many are there out there? Do they pose a threat to Earth? (Yes - ask the dinosaurs, if you can find any!). What exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in February, 2013? How is NASA involved in finding potentially dangerous Near-Earth Objects? Dr. Holmes will answer all these questions and finish by describing NASA’s project to capture and place into orbit around the moon a house-sized asteroid, followed by astronauts riding on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft who will go to the asteroid, land on it, and return samples back home!

Date: Thursday, November 20

Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: Challenger Learning Center, 225 Route 59, Airmont, N.Y. 10901
Cost: $10, free to students.

Please register if you can at:

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