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Space Place is located at 2300 S. Park Street in the Villager Mall,
which is just north of the Beltline Highway.

Space Place is the education and public outreach center of the
UW-Madison Astronomy Department.


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Planet Trek Dane County,
our outdoor, scale model solar system, is now a permanent installation.

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saturday science workshops

Saturday Science Workshops

guest presentations

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Party With the Stars

star gazing

Star Gazing

featured astronomical events

Featured Astronomical Events

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Here is this week's science activity.

Click here to find out how to make a ping pong ball float in the air.

   
stargazing

PWTS

Virtual Party With the Stars
Next event to be announced • Please check back

UW Space Place has a number of recorded programs and workshops. Look for them on the UW Space Place YouTube channel. The easiest way to find them is to search on YouTube for "UW Space Place".

The Evening Sky Map
Click here to download a monthly sky chart from Skymaps.com.

 

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saturday science workshps

saturday workshops

Virtual Saturday Science Workshop
Saturday, February 27 • 10:00 am

Experiment with pressure to get a ping pong ball to float in the air (for children ages 6-10). The workshop will be live-streamed on the UW Space Place YouTube channel. The easiest way to find it is to search, a few minutes before 10am, on YouTube for "UW Space Place Live". This event takes place online only, not at UW Space Place.

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guest presentations

guest presentations

Space Place guest presentations are always free and open to the public, and are usually offered the 2nd Tuesday of every month. However, all of our guest presentations are now being done virtually.

"Winter Sky" Virtual Presentation
Watch on YouTube • Anytime

Dr. Jim Lattis focuses on the winter sky to review the familiar stars and constellations and what we can learn from them. The presentation was recorded and can be found on the UW Space Place YouTube channel. Previous guest presentations are available for you to watch there as well.

Watch past guest speakers on WPT's University Place

 
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stargazing

stargazing

Other opportunities for star gazing

Washburn Observatory
The Astronomy Department has suspended public observing until further notice. Please continue to watch this space for updates.

Universe in the Park
Check the UitP web site in 2021 for a list of dates and locations.

 

 
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featured astronomical events

featured events

What's Happening on Mars

Find out more about the Red Planet and see some of the latest images from Perseverance.

Click here for more information.

 

 


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special events

special events

Science Expeditions 2021
April 9-11 • Times vary

Science Expeditions welcomes you to explore the UW-Madison and to experience science as exploring the unknown. This year you will be able to choose from live or recorded vitual events as well as visting outdoor venues. Please check back for more information.

Click here for Science Expeditions updates.