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Cybersecurity for Maine Communities and Businesses (online)

The next UMS Research and Innovation Speaker Series webinar titled Cybersecurity for Maine Communities and Businesses will take place on Monday, May 1, at Noon via Zoom. The presenter, Henry Felch, is associate professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Information Systems at University of Maine Augusta. Registration is required.

The Dark Matter Mystery: Exploring a Cosmic Secret

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is […]

Lucia: The Secret of Shooting Stars

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Vladimir, a polar bear, and James, a penguin, travel into space aboard the Polaris to study polar auroras.  Hit by a meteorite, they crash at the foot of a pre-Columbian pyramid and meet Lucia, a hummingbird who is passionate about rocks. She tells them about a legend evoking “stones of light”.  Meteorites, shooting stars, these […]

Event Series Styx

Styx

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Strap into our planetarium seats to go on a trip to Mars with Styx. Take a dazzling journey with fulldome visual effects set to songs from this mega-band including "Come Sail Away", "Mr. Roboto", "The Grand Illusion", and more. Go on an epic space saga with the musical craftsmen of Styx. Tickets are $9 for […]

Secret of the Cardboard Rocket

Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

Join two children on a magical journey through the Solar System, aided by a talking astronomy book, a cardboard rocket, and a vivid imagination. During this imaginative show, audiences will land on Venus, fly through the rings of Saturn, and discover the secrets of the Solar System. Tickets for planetarium programs are $7 for Adults, […]

AMC: Climate and Carbon Friendly Forest Management (online)

This is the final event for AMC's 2022–23 webinar and field tour series. Webinar: May 10, 2023 1 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible Field Tour: May 12, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 5 Cat 1 SAF CFE eligible AMC webinar panelists and tour leaders David Publicover, Forest Ecologist and Senior Staff Scientist; Sarah Nelson, Director of Research; […]

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