Massachusetts Space Week 2025
MA Space Week is here! The annual week-long celebration seeks to bridge the gap between academia and the broader community to foster a shared enthusiasm for space science. Explore over 100 free space events across the state, including hands-on activities, talks by space experts, stargazing nights, film screenings, and more – with special sessions and offerings from AeroAstro:
Monday, April 21
1PM | Meet a Scientist: “Cleaning Up the Final Frontier: Tackling the Space Debris Challenge” featuring Prof. Richard Linares
Tuesday, April 22
10:50AM | Keynote: “Life in the Universe” featuring Prof. Sara Seager
4:30PM | Free Planetarium Show: “Undiscovered Worlds” featuring Prof. Sara Seager (+ book signing event)
Wednesday, April 23
9AM | MIT SpaceTech Conference
3PM | Meet a Scientist: “Inside SpaceX, NASA and Beyond” featuring Mich Lin
Friday, April 25
6:30PM | Expert Panel: “The Search for Life in the Universe” featuring Prof. Sara Seager
7PM | Stargazing with the Medford Public Library featuring MIT Astrogazers
Saturday, April 26
1PM | “Mission to Mars: How to Eat, Sleep, and Think Like an Astronaut” featuring Madelyn MacRobbie
6PM | Space, Drink, Networking, and Trivia, An Evening with an Astronaut at the Aeronaut featuring Former Astronaut & Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman