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\"ExactExact replica of the Mars Rover Curiosity, in the Mars Yard at Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology. Photo \/ James Critchley<\/p>\n

He said the funding allowed the astrobiology network to bring over three scientists from the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are Dr Sanjoy Som and Dr Graham Lau from the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science and Sarah Marcotte from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by Caltech for Nasa.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event will run from 9am to 12.30pm, with the school\u2019s hall transformed into a science expo with interactive stations and displays from a range of organisations. <\/p>\n

\"DrDr Sanjoy Som, planetary scientist and founder of BMSIS, studies planetary environments from early Earth to Mars. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

These would include representatives from universities, Spaceward Bound NZ, GNS Science\u2019s Beneath the Waves, Syos Aerospace<\/a>, and the Geological Society, with a presentation on the 1874 Transit of Venus.<\/p>\n

At 12.30pm, a panel discussion will feature the visiting US scientists and Professor Kathy Campbell from the University of Auckland, offering insights into the current state and future of space exploration as well as discussing the news from Nasa around potential biosignatures found on Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"DrDr Graham Lau, \u201cthe Cosmobiologist\u201d, is an astrobiologist, science communicator, and host of Nasa\u2019s Ask an Astrobiologist. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

A second event in the early evening features a screening of the documentary Good Night Oppy, which tells the inspiring story of the Mars Rover Opportunity \u2013 a mission that was expected to last just 90 days but instead operated for an astonishing 15 years.<\/p>\n

The film will be introduced by JPL\/NASA\u2019s Sarah Marcotte, who will provide an insider\u2019s perspective on the Mars Rover programme.<\/p>\n

\"SarahSarah Marcotte is Nasa STEM Engagement Network lead at JPL, managing the Solar System Ambassadors Programme. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

Both the morning celebration and evening documentary screening are ticketed, with entry $5 per event. <\/p>\n

All proceeds will go towards supporting a Mount Maunganui College student\u2019s upcoming science-focused trip to Maui and Los Angeles next year.<\/p>\n

Booking in advance was recommended as space is limited, and tickets were available on Humanitix.<\/p>\n

More details about the event and its background can be found on the NZ Astrobiology Network website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exact replica of the Mars Rover Curiosity, in the Mars Yard at Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1975,5195,6726,7573,12784,8231,3685,24396,17707,13233,3323,111,139,1536,69,147,28521,9433,392,28522,61,1680,1533,102],"class_list":["post-29110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-at","tag-be","tag-become","tag-celebrated","tag-college","tag-event","tag-events","tag-inspiration","tag-maunganui","tag-mount","tag-nasa","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-next","tag-nz","tag-science","tag-scientific","tag-scientists","tag-space","tag-starring","tag-to","tag-wednesday","tag-will","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}