NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
ASDC is organising regular online meetings across the next two years to bring together space and astronomy public engagement colleagues to explore the latest space news and share ideas on engaging audiences on the most relevant space topics. These community calls are open to all space engagement practitioners, so please share the details with your networks.
Join us for the first Space Community Call on 31st January 12pm-1.30pm
Our focus will be catching up on space discoveries from 2023, delving into 3 key areas of ongoing interest for 2024:
- The James Webb Space Telescope
- Euclid Mission
- Mars Perseverance mission
We are excited to welcome two expert speakers who will share their insights and updates, followed by Q&A to give you the opportunity to tap into their wealth of knowledge and uncover those new and exciting 'best bits' that engage your audiences.
As part of this session there is also the opportunity to share engaging space demos, newest graphics, and to discuss upcoming events and initiatives relevant for our space engagement community in 2024.
Please register if you would like to attend and share with your colleagues.
The next Space Community Meetings in 2024 will take place in April, July, and October. Some topics have already be proposed, but please feel free to suggest areas of interest and we will keep you updated with more information in the coming months.
Keynote speakers:
Prof. Sanjeev Gupta, Professor of Earth Science, Imperial College London
Sanjeev Gupta is a planetary geologist who is exploring the surface evolution of Mars. He works on the NASA Curiosity and Perseverance rover missions, and the ESA/ROSCOMOS Rosalind Franklin rover mission.
Prof. Stephen Wilkins, Professor in Astronomy and Public Understanding of Science, University of Sussex
Stephen Wilkins is a Professor of Astronomy and the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Sussex. His research seeks to understand how galaxies form and evolve. To do this he combines observations, typically from space telescopes like Hubble and JWST, with super-computer simulations. Outside his research he is heavily involved in public engagement. In addition to leading his own programmes he is a trustee of two science education charities.