Astronomy Club Meeting - Friday May 9 @ 7:00 PM
Begins : Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM Central Standard Time
Ends : Friday, May 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM Central Standard Time
Duration : 2 hours
Friday May 9, 2025 - 7:00 PM - Astronomy Club meeting
105 E B St Jenks, OK see map link below
Each Month during the school year our club holds a general meeting open to both our members and guests. We meet in the spacious Jenks High School Planetarium which has ample space for social distancing. At our meetings you can enjoy presentations topics such as current space exploration, astronomical events and on occasion we get the opportunity to preview the latest planetarium production the students are working on. You also can learn more about past, present, and future club events and activities.
This is a great opportunity for our members and guests to share their enthusiasm for astronomy and learn from each other. We hope to see you there!
Our president, Jonathan Fussell, will speak on - Chemical Clues and Cosmic Contexts: - - - Expanding Search for Life
His presentation will tie together research from meteorite chemistry, icy moon analog environments, and the latest discoveries from exoplanetary missions, including the recent potential biosignature detection on exoplanet K2-18b. It will explore how prebiotic chemistry modeling helps inform our expanding cosmic context for habitability and guides our search for life in the universe.
Jonathan Fussell is an astrobiology researcher whose work sits at the intersection of chemistry, planetary science, and the search for life in the universe. His research began at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, where he contributed to a project analyzing meteorite data to trace the order of amino acid incorporation in early protein evolution. His work explores how the smallest molecular patterns—whether in carbonaceous meteorites or complex reaction networks—may offer universal clues about the emergence of life, both in our solar system and beyond.
LOCATION
The Jenks Planetarium is located at 105 East B St.
Look for the Big White dome on top of the Math and Science building.
When you enter the building take the elevator to the Planetarium on the third floor.
Parking is on the west side of the building. If that lot is full there is more on the east side.
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