Come visit the Artis College of Science and Technology’s Science and Technology Festival from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
“Everyone is welcome, and there will be many things to see and activities to do for all ages! Enjoy a day of exploration and fun with science in the Center for the Sciences building,” Professor of Physics and Director of the Radford University Planetarium, Rhett Herman, said.
The planetarium will be offering four additional shows that day at 12:00, 1:00, 2:30, and 3:30pm. Free tickets for planetarium shows will be available on site that day.
There will be hands-on experiments and demos from departments at Radford University as well as Virginia Tech, regional businesses, Radford City Public Schools, and more.
10:30 a.m. “Flight Adventures”
A great show for elementary/middle school visitors. Start out with a live tour of the nighttime sky and the fly into space. Then experience this 20-minute multi-media show from the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
“Flight Adventures” introduces children and families to the science, technology, and history of flight.
The show features NASA’s research and advancements that have made space travel possible, along with the important role that models have played in flight development.
Produced by the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis in partnership with the Academy of Model Aeronautics and WFYI Productions with funding through NASA’s Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums.
12 noon and 2:30 p.m. “Violent Universe”
Comets, asteroids, and meteors hurtling throughspace. Stars collapsing under their own gravity. Infernos of nuclear energy releasing their deadly radiation across the universe. Witness the raw power of the cosmos in this thrilling show that gives you a front-row seat to watch as worlds collide! Narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the X-Men films.
1 p.m. “NASA Futures” + “Journey to the Center of the Milky Way”
“NASA Futures” tells about NASA’s exciting plans for sending humans farther into the solar system than ever before! “Journey to the Center of the Milky Way” starts in the dry and empty Atacama Desert in Chile, and takes us on a thrilling ride into the very center of our own Milky Way galaxy.
3:30 p.m. “Dark Side of the Moon”
“Dark Side of the Moon” is the realized vision of the classic 1973 rock album produced by Michigan State University’s Abrams Planetarium.
This is not a laser show but rather a full-dome visualization of each of the 43 minutes of the Pink Floyd masterpiece. Sit back and enjoy our 5.1 Surround Sound system as it takes you on a journey that can only be described as “trippy!”
Visit www.radford.edu/sciencefestival for the full schedule for the festival.
