Science Programming
We will welcome representatives from the Space Telescope Science Institute, Goddard Space
Flight Center, Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers, and the Johns Hopkins and Loyola
Universities. They will show you astronomical discoveries, talk about ongoing cutting-edge
space science activities, and discuss issues about science education. Please join us for news from
the final frontier.
Our science guests this year are:
Science Schedule
Friday
11:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jerry Feldman and Wayne Bird Sungazing (top of Frankie & Vinnie's)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thomas Holtz Dinosaurs in Science Fiction
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ray Villard The Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes Working Together on Exploring the Biggest Cosmic Mysteries
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Kenneth G. Carpenter James Webb Space Telescope: Commissioning and First Light Images
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Adeena Mignogna You Can Still Build a Spaceship Even If You Suck At Math
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Jerry Feldman and Wayne Bird Stargazing (grassy area on hotel's west side)
Saturday
11:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jerry Feldman and Wayne Bird Sungazing (top of Frankie & Vinnie's)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
C. Alex Young The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kenneth G. Carpenter The Hubble Space Telescope: Highlights from 32 years of Observing the Universe
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
NASA Away Team Keepers of the Blue Flame: Planetary Defense at NASA
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Jerry Feldman and Wayne Bird Stargazing (grassy area on hotel's west side)
Sunday
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Steve Lesnik Practical IT Security for Your Phone
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Brent Warner Great Discoveries that Weren't
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Charles Blue The Next Generation of Ground-based Observatories
Stargazing
As always, weather permitting, Stargazing will take place on
Friday and Saturday evenings on the tennis courts.
As always, and weather permitting the stargazers will meet in the grassy area between the hotel's exits D and E
(the former location of the hotel's tennis courts). On Friday and Saturday
nights we will observe various celestial objects (planets, stars, star clusters, the one and a half
galaxies we can see from Baltimore...). No preregistration is required, but there are a few hints
and rules to observe. First, please do not bring small children (under 6 years of age) or pets.
Older children are welcome, but we ask that parents be present to supervise them.
See the stargazing page for more information.
Science Links