Above Water… in Space
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| free admission, ticket is required |
| max. 50 persons |
| Duration: 90 min |
| German |
| Humboldt Lab, 1st floor |
| Part of: On Water |
The search for water in space fascinates more than just the scientific community. Space probes have discovered ice, vapor, and water-bearing rocks, yet liquid water remains difficult to detect beyond Earth. At the same time, every discovery of water in space sparks the human imagination: from ocean planets and extraterrestrial aquatic life to the question of the origin of life. But looking into the distance also brings the obvious into focus: the vulnerability of life on Earth.
We’ll explore this fascination with water and life in space during the Long Night of Museums, with lectures, virtual reality stations in the exhibition, and a comic workshop.
Program Overview:
6:00–11:00 p.m. VR experiences with the Department of Planetary Sciences at Freie Universität
6:00–9:00 p.m. Drop-In Workshop: Comic Lab. Water Mail from Space
6:15 p.m. Meet the Scientist: Images of the Invisible – with Elisaveta Ernst
7:00 p.m. Meet the Scientist: Water in the Solar System – with Frank Postberg
8:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Water and Life in Space – Facts and Fiction
9:15 p.m. Meet the Scientist: Who Decides What Life Is?—with Ulrike Ernst-Auga
10:00 p.m. Meet the Scientist: When Water Means Life—with Michael Waltemathe
Humboldt Lab at the Humboldt Forum
Center for Cultural Technology (ZfK)
Central Institute of Humboldt University of Berlin