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New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture: Hubble Space Telescope

April 3 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Free
New Mexico Museum of Space History Launch Pad Lecture


New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture
Guest Speaker: Mackette Kark, NMMSH Museum Educator
Lecture Topic: Hubble Space Telescope
Location: New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium
Date: April 3, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

(Alamogordo, NM) — In celebration of the 1990 launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, join New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Museum Educator Mackette Kark for an engaging journey through the telescope that changed how we view the universe. Explore the history, engineering, and discoveries behind Hubble—an instrument that runs on the power of a household kettle yet reveals the farthest reaches of space. Discover the triumphs and challenges that shaped our understanding of the cosmos through Hubble’s brilliant legacy.

Guest Speaker Bio: Mackette Kark, a Four Corners native, spent a decade as a ranger in Acadia National Park, where leading star programs fueled her passion for astronomy. Now back in the desert Southwest, she’s an educator at the New Mexico Museum of Space History and liaison to the local Astronomy League, inspiring curiosity about the universe in learners of all ages.

The NM Museum of Space History’s Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future.  Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

 

These towering tendrils of cosmic dust and gas sit at the heart of M16, or the Eagle Nebula. The aptly named Pillars of Creation, featured in this stunning Hubble image, are part of an active star-forming region within the nebula and hide newborn stars in their wispy columns.
These towering tendrils of cosmic dust and gas sit at the heart of M16, or the Eagle Nebula. The aptly named Pillars of Creation, featured in this stunning Hubble image, are part of an active star-forming region within the nebula and hide newborn stars in their wispy columns. (Photo courtesy of NASA.)

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