The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League is hosting a free Star Party for everyone who loves to stargaze. Astronomy League members will point out Saturn, Jupiter, and other wonders of the early winter night sky. Selected objects will be shown live on large monitors to make viewing easier for children and the seeing impaired.
What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Executive Director Chris Orwoll. His topic will be “Rayguns, Robots, and Rocketships!” Orwoll will talk about pop culture and the museum’s upcoming exhibit “Sci Fi & Sci Fact.” When: Friday, December 1, 2023, at 9:00 am. Where: New Mexico Museum of […]
What: The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League has lots going on in December! This month’s League meeting has been moved to Thursday, December 7. The monthly meeting of the New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League welcomes astronomers of all ages and skill levels. The meeting will be held in the Clyde W. Tombaugh […]
What: The Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League has lots going on in December! On Saturday, December 9th, bring the family up to the museum for a free public star party! It starts at 6:00 pm and will be held in the upper parking lot near the new observatory. Astronomy League members will point out Saturn, […]
What: Learn how Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has helped save lives. Discover how a guy named Hugo laid the groundwork for virtual reality and wireless technology in the early 1900s. See how the realms of science fiction and science fact overlap and help create our modern world when the Sci Fi & Sci Fact exhibit opens on Friday, December 15. Where: New […]
What: The monthly Launch Pad Lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Space History will feature Museum Education Director Mike Shinabery. His topic will be “Ranger & Mariner: All Aboard!” Shinabery will discuss these early space probes and what they were designed to do. This is the last Launch Pad Lecture to be held on the […]
The theme of this meeting will be show and tell. Bring in anything you might have of interest, it can be new or old, just as long as its astronomy related. For more information, contact the Museum Outreach Department at 575-437-2840 ext 41135 or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org.
(Alamogordo, New Mexico, January 19, 2024) – The Governor’s Commission to the New Mexico Museum of Space History will hold a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting on Friday, January 26, 2024, beginning at 1:00 pm in the Udall Building at 725 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe. The Commission’s agenda will be posted to the museum website at […]
Launch Pad Lecture Topic: Tuskegee Airmen with GUEST SPEAKER Carolyn Peeler at our NEW LOCATION! Inside the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium in the Tombaugh Education Center! The Launch Pad Lecture Series is held on the first Friday of each month in the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium. The program is free to attend. Museum staff, and sometimes special guest speakers, discuss topics ranging from space history to space future. Free to the public. Coffee and donuts provided.
Thursday, February 8, 2024 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM NM Museum of Space History Astronomy League Meeting — The theme of this meeting will be show and tell. Bring in anything you might have of interest, it can be new or old, just as long as its astronomy related. For more information, contact the Museum […]