5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Zero! Who's going to the moon?

Children’s University is starting: if you’re quick off the mark, you’ll be flying to the Moon in March! How long will the journey take? Why can’t you fly there by aeroplane? How does a rocket work? Physicist Prof. Dr Andreas Engel knows the answers.

He’ll be revealing all to the eight- to twelve-year-old Children’s University students on Wednesday 7 March in the lecture ‘Can you live on the Moon?’. This (almost) real journey of discovery to the Moon begins at 4.30 pm in the university’s main lecture theatre.

The Earth and the Moon were formed together a long time ago – during a massive cosmic collision. Today, they are very different from one another. Images of the Moon show a dusty surface without rivers, lakes, plants or wind. Nevertheless, the Moon is a fascinating destination, as exploring it is also important for life on Earth. The young aspiring scientists will learn all about weightlessness, rocket launches and temperatures on the Moon. By the way: Kuni, the Children’s University mascot, has already been there – as a film proves! Anyone fancying a trip to the Moon can get tickets for 2 euros from Nordwest Ticket GmbH on 0421/363636 and 01805/361136 (14 c/min), as well as at NWZ offices.

Doors open at the Lecture Theatre Centre on Uhlhornsweg from 4.00 pm. Accompanying adults can watch the event as usual on a screen in the building’s foyer. The Malteser Hilfsdienst will be on hand to ensure safety at the venue.

Anyone wishing to familiarise themselves with the lecture topic in advance can do so at all Oldenburg district libraries and at the Youth Library (Peterstraße). Special book displays have been set up there.

The media partners of the Oldenburg KinderUniversität are the Nordwest-Zeitung, NDR 1 Niedersachsen and Radio Bremen Vier. The project is supported by the Landessparkasse zu Oldenburg (LzO), Nordmetall, the business association ‘Der Kleine Kreis e.V.’ and the ‘Junge Öffentliche’.