This Free Virtual Astronomy Livestream from the Intrepid Is Out of This World! – Time Out New York Kids

Want to stargaze with astrophysicists and mingle with astronauts? Now's your chance.

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is holding its first-ever Virtual Astronomy Live on Friday, April 24 from 23:30pm. Thisevent commemorates 30 years of the Hubble Space Telescope, the first major optical telescope to be launched into space.

Your guides make up (a-hem) a star-studded lineup: Among the attendees are former astronaut and NASA chiefGeneralCharles F. Bolden Jr, former astronaut ProfessorMike Massimino, engineer and former astronaut Nicole Stott, astrophysicistFrank Summers and others.Virtual Astronomy Live will beled by Summer Ash, arocket scientist and astrophysicist, and Summer Ash, andJohn Das Galloway, creator of the Kerbal Space Academy and host for NASASpaceflight.com.

Visit kerbalspaceacademy.comto take a peek.The proswill discussthe wonders of the cosmos, and they will also talk aboutwhat it takes to live in spaceit turns out there are some similarities between workingin isolation on the International Space Station and trying to keep it professional on Zoomwhileparenting at home.

The fact is, there's so much cool stuff online that will engage, entertain and educate your family while you're at home. From taking actual Hogwarts classes, to streaming virtual storytimes, to working out with these fun online fitness classes for kids, you canmake staying in more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

So order food from the bestfamily restaurants in NYCdoing delivery, and make the most of this time in.

-Disney's free drawing classes teach you how to sketch your favorite princesses- Tour the real-life locations of Harry Potter's world with Google Earth- Celebrate the 100th birthday of Denos Wonder Wheel with a free coloring book- New York's kiddie salons share advice on how to cut your child's hair at home- Best family restaurants in NYC doing delivery

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