SOLD OUT - Cosmic Nights: Dark Matter
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This event is now SOLD OUT. See everyone for Cosmic Nights: Jupiter on July 7
Prepare to unravel the Universe's secret mystery: Dark matter!
Cosmic Nights is back at the Space Centre. Discover the wonders of the universe - over drinks! Join us Thursday, April 7th for Cosmic Nights: Dark Matter, a party for the hidden secret of the cosmos!
Explore the Space Centre after hours and be the first in the city to see our new planetarium show The Dark Matter Mystery.
Doors: 6:30pm
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Drinks | Music | Games | Demonstrations I Lecture I Planetarium
- Explore the Cosmic Courtyard, and dress up like an astronaut on the moon!
- "Dark Matter Rorschach Test" and play “Dark Matter Games” with our dark matter experts.
- Dark Matter trivia show! Win fabulous prizes in our interactive trivia game show featuring questions about dark matter, gravitational waves and other related oddities from pop culture!
- "Riding the Gravitational Waves" (Groundstation Canada Theatre) Hold onto your seats! We'll be discussing Newton's and Einstein's perspectives on gravity and how we recently proved Einstein right by discovering gravitational waves.
PLUS:
- Board games from Starlit Citadel
- Yelp
- UBC Department of Physics and Astronomy
7:30 pm or 9:00 pm The Dark Matter Mystery (Planetarium Star Theatre)
- Reserve your seat for either the 7:30 pm or 9:00 pm showing
8:00pm and 9pm: The Pull of the Dark Side - Lecture (Joyce Whalley Learning Centre)
Dr. Scott Oser (UBC, U of Chicago)
See both the planetarium and the lecture, or just wander around our gallery with a drink and play some games!
