Above Water… in Space
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| 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 (short talk + Q&A) on the topic of “Images of the Invisible: The Dark Universe Between Measurement and Imagination” – 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 (short talk + Q&A) on the topic: Who Decides What Life Is? Images of Space and the Decolonization of Astrobiology in the Artemis Era – Ulrike Ernst-Auga
10:00 p.m. Meet the Scientist: When Water Means Life—with Michael Waltemathe