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Eyes in the Skies: Bringing the Universe Down to Earth

NYU Global Center, Grand Hall
238 Thompson Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10012
A, B, C, D, E, F, or M to West 4th St—Washington Sq/ R or W to 8 St—NYU/ 6 to Astor Place

For the last half century we have slipped the surly bonds of earth with landers, rovers and spacecraft that have allowed us to touch the very edge of the Solar System and beyond. Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has entered interstellar space. The Parker Solar Probe will soon graze the Sun. We have visited and photographed all eight planets and their moons, and powerful space telescopes are seeking signs of life on thousands of planets we have discovered circling other stars. Capping it off, we now have the first image of a black hole, at the heart of a galaxy 55 million light years away. Join us for a trip across the cosmos, guided by renowned astronomers and space scientists whose spacefaring probes provide humankind’s sharply focused eyes in the skies.











When: Sun., Jun. 2, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Where: NYU Global Center
238 Thompson St.
212-998-4959
Price: $29
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NYU Global Center, Grand Hall
238 Thompson Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10012
A, B, C, D, E, F, or M to West 4th St—Washington Sq/ R or W to 8 St—NYU/ 6 to Astor Place

For the last half century we have slipped the surly bonds of earth with landers, rovers and spacecraft that have allowed us to touch the very edge of the Solar System and beyond. Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has entered interstellar space. The Parker Solar Probe will soon graze the Sun. We have visited and photographed all eight planets and their moons, and powerful space telescopes are seeking signs of life on thousands of planets we have discovered circling other stars. Capping it off, we now have the first image of a black hole, at the heart of a galaxy 55 million light years away. Join us for a trip across the cosmos, guided by renowned astronomers and space scientists whose spacefaring probes provide humankind’s sharply focused eyes in the skies.

Buy tickets/get more info now