{"id":167864,"date":"2026-07-14T11:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=167864"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:21:59","slug":"above-water-in-space","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/other-en\/above-water-in-space-167864\/","title":{"rendered":"Above Water\u2026 in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n

Program Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n

6:00\u201311:00 p.m. VR experiences with the Department of Planetary Sciences at Freie Universit\u00e4t<\/p>\n

6:00\u20139:00 p.m. Drop-In Workshop: Comic Lab. Water Mail from Space<\/p>\n

6:15 p.m. Meet the Scientist (short talk + Q&A) on the topic of \u201cImages of the Invisible: The Dark Universe Between Measurement and Imagination\u201d \u2013 Elisaveta Ernst<\/p>\n

7:00 p.m. Meet the Scientist: Water in the Solar System \u2013 with Frank Postberg<\/p>\n

8:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Water and Life in Space \u2013 Facts and Fiction<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

10:00 p.m. Meet the Scientist: When Water Means Life\u2014with Michael Waltemathe<\/p>\n

Humboldt Lab<\/strong> at the Humboldt Forum<\/p>\n

Center for Cultural Technology (ZfK)
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