Contests to be held in Bengaluru to mark National Space Day

Bengaluru: The Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium will organise a series of events at its premises here to mark the first National Space Day, on Friday.

The programmes, anchored by the Bangalore Association for Science Education, will include a painting contest and a ‘Pick and Speak’ event on topics related to the moon, both for students in classes 7 to 10. A jigsaw puzzle activity for students in classes 4 to 6 and a walk-in quiz for the public will be organised during the day.

Two public lectures, on ‘Moon – a tool for Physics lessons’ and ‘The exciting journey of Chandrayaan-3’ – will also be part of the day’s schedule. Entry to all the events is free.

Timings and other details of the events are available at http://taralaya.karnataka.gov.in.

National Space Day is being celebrated in commemoration of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole of the moon on August 23.