Exploring Our Virtual Galaxy

Students will embark on a 5-week journey to explore the Milky Way Galaxy through using online simulators. The goal of this elective is to give students a better understanding of their home galaxy by taking “virtual field trips” to distant solar systems. We will travel to remote locations such as the Crab Nebula and even create our own Galaxy Simulations by the final week. 

There will be discussions about life, extraterrestrial intelligence, astrobiology, astrophysics and gravity. Students will also lead group and solo expeditions to remote locations in the galaxy to discover new stars, planets, and systems.