Young AstronomersDome Theatre
Solar Sails: The Future of Space Travel
Glafki Vasiliou & Yixuan Liu (EuroScience Competition)
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World Space Week 2026 – Cyprus Official Closing Event
300 minutes Languages:In English€3.00
An evening with young astronomers, researchers and Cyprus's space sector — talks, student projects, satellite technology and a dome show. Sat 10 Oct: exhibition from 17:00, talks from 17:10, stargazing and mobile planetarium from 22:30.
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Contact →Celebrate the close of World Space Week 2026 with the official Cyprus closing event at the Cyprus Planetarium. The evening brings together young astronomers, researchers and representatives of Cyprus's space sector. Explore student projects, current scientific research, national space-sector developments and real-world satellite technology. The night concludes with the dome show CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story and, weather permitting, stargazing. Who is it for? Teenagers, university students, educators, academics, space enthusiasts and the general public.
Programme
Saturday 10 October 2026
17:10–17:20
17:20–17:30
Young AstronomersDome Theatre
Harnessing a Star
Alexandros Spanos (EuroScience Competition)
17:30–17:40
Young AstronomersDome Theatre
The Natural Satellites of the Solar System - In a Nutshell
Tomas Gusarovas (Space Enthusiast)
17:40–17:50
Young AstronomersDome Theatre
O.R.B.I.T.
Xenia Pierides & Despina Myrsini Hadjipavlou (Girls Go STEM Competition Winners)
17:50–18:00
Youth Space OpportunitiesDome Theatre
Introducing SGAC: Opportunities for Young People in the Space Sector
Christos Charalambous (Space Generation Advisory Council / Altair Astronomy & Space)
Concurrent activities
17:00–18:00ExhibitionExhibition Area
Poster: The Fate of the Universe
Konstantinos Adamou (ESA CARES Competition)
17:15–18:00Public ObservationOutdoor Observation Area
Solar telescope observations, weather permitting
Cyprus Planetarium
18:00–18:30
BreakExhibition Area
Exhibition Viewing and Refreshments
18:30–18:50
ResearchersDome Theatre
Impact of Space Weather on Technological Systems
Ms Trisani Biswas (Frederick University)
18:50–19:10
ResearchersDome Theatre
Introduction to Astrophysics and Star Formation
Dr Tatiana Pavlidou
19:10–19:30
ResearchersDome Theatre
From Curiosity to the Cosmos: How Quantum Physics, Semiconductors and Light Became Tools for Exploring the Universe
PhD Candidate Christoforos Iakovou (University of Cambridge / STEM Futures Europe)
19:30–19:35
TransitionDome Theatre
Short transition
19:35–20:00
BreakExhibition Area
Networking and Exhibition Viewing
20:00–20:15
Cyprus Space SectorDome Theatre
Cyprus in Space: From Vision to Action
Chariklia Italou (Cyprus Space Office)
20:15–20:40
World Space WeekDome Theatre
World Space Week Celebrations WSW2026: Rocket Revolution
George Troulias (KITION Planetarium and Observatory / World Space Week National Coordinator)
20:40–20:45
TransitionDome Theatre
Short technical transition
Cyprus Planetarium
20:45–21:15
Keynote PresentationDome Theatre
Planets, Galaxies and Black Holes: Exploring Our Universe
Prof. Andreas Efstathiou (European University Cyprus)
21:15–21:45
Space IndustryDome Theatre
Greece's Satellites: 36,000 km Above Our Heads
Athos Epaminondas (Hellas Sat)
21:45–22:00
Official ClosingDome Theatre
Questions, acknowledgements and closing remarks
Cyprus Planetarium
22:00
Dome ExperienceDome Theatre
CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story
Cyprus Planetarium
22:30
Astronomical Observation & Mobile PlanetariumOutdoor Observation Area
Stargazing, weather permitting
Altair Astronomy & Space and the Cyprus Planetarium
Saturday 10 October 2026. Exhibition from 17:00; dome programme from 17:10; stargazing and mobile planetarium from 22:30. Cyprus Planetarium. The programme may be subject to minor changes.