The 2006 Exploring Space Lectures

The 2006 Exploring Space Lectures, This Island Earth, will feature four world-class scholars discussing the dramatic changes the Earth is undergoing and their work to try and explain such changes and the damage that may result, relying on the data gathered from space to better understand our small, fragile planet.

2006's Lectures:

Where Have All the Forests Gone?
Monitoring the Earth's Vegetation with Remote Sensing
Presenter: Dr. John Townshend
Past Event

Our Home in Space
The Sun-Earth System
Presenter: Dr. Judith Lean
Past Event

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Earth's Changing Ice Cover
Presenter: Dr. Waleed Abdalati
Past Event

Exploring Weather and Climate
A History of 'Cutting Edges' and 'Killer Apps'
Presenter: Dr. James Fleming
Past Event

Exploring Space Lectures Ticket Policy:
Lectures are free, but tickets are required. Seating may be limited. To request tickets via this web site, use the online ticket request form. You may also pick up tickets for the lectures above at our Imax Box Offices during regular museum hours. Questions please call (202) 633-2398 or e-mail nasmpubliclectures@si.edu.

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