[SEMCO] Interstellar Travel: HOw Can We Do It? with Dr. Chuck Kunesh

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
June 18, 
2015 
Teresa Izzo
                                                                        508-896-3867 
ext. 137
                                                                tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Interstellar Travel: How Can We Do It?
with
Dr. Chuck Kunesh

BREWSTER, MA ­The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster is proud to welcome back 
amateur astronomer Dr. Chuck Kunesh with a 
presentation on “Interstellar Travel: How Can We 
Do It?” Friday, July 17, 2015 at 1pm.

Dr. Kunesh's presentation will examine the 
problems with and the potentials for interstellar 
travel.  He will first discuss how the recent 
discovery of thousands of planets orbiting other 
stars (including at least one Earth-sized planet 
orbiting a very nearby star) has heightened 
interest in interstellar travel.  He will then 
show how very distant the night sky stars are 
from Earth, and how that distance makes journeys 
to the stars extremely difficult.  He will 
discuss advanced propulsion systems such as 
nuclear fusion and anti-matter engines that might 
make such travel possible, as well as other 
methods of propulsion that could eliminate the 
need to carry fuel for the trip.  He will also 
explore how loopholes in some of Einstein's 
theories might eventually allow us to break the 
speed of light barrier and make very rapid 
journeys to distant stars and their planets.

Chuck Kunesh is from western Pennsylvania and 
received his Ph.D. from the University of 
Pittsburgh in physical chemistry.  He is a member 
of the Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomy Society in 
Allentown, PA and has given numerous talks on 
astronomy and space travel in schools and at 
astronomy events. He currently resides in 
Bethlehem, PA, but spends as much time as 
possible at his vacation home on Cape Cod.

  The presentation will be held at the Museum on Friday, July 17th at 1pm.

Free with Museum Admission

  For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133.

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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