The Flandrau Science Centre was in danger of closing down indefinitely until a group of volunteers stepped up to save the day ... or night. The Flandrau's Observatory will continue to be open to the public every Wednesday through Saturday from 7:00 p.m. until 10 p.m., and a team of volunteer experts awaits all who visit. The announcement comes after observatory officials determined that they would not be able to remain open after state budget cuts.
Imagine a chance to sit in an informal setting with some of the world's leading science experts and ask whatever questions come to mind. The University of Arizona's Flandrau Science Centre and Planetarium is introducing its "got Science? Café", a series of free, monthly chats with UA professors and researchers. The first will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at Enoteca Pizzeria & Wine Bar, 58 W. Congress St. UA astronomy professor Chris Impey begins the series with a conversation titled, "With 100 million habitable planets in the Milky Way, how strange might life be?"