April 11, 2026
Doors: 10:30 AM
Presentation: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Movie start time: 12:15 PM
Admission is FREE
Feature film: Ice Age: Collision Course, PG, running time 1h 40m
Synopsis: The beloved Ice Age characters find themselves fending off a giant asteroid headed for Earth!
LLNL Presentation: Cosmic Treasure Hunt: Finding Stardust in Meteorites
LLNL Scientist(s): Emilie Dunham
Teacher: Tom Shefler, Granada High School
Abstract: Have you ever wondered where the material that makes up planets, asteroids, and even our bodies comes from? When stars reach the end of their lives, they create many of the elements around us, including the carbon that makes up life on Earth and the oxygen we breathe. These elements drift through space as gas and dust and eventually help form new stars, new planets, and even you and me. Scientists have actually found tiny pieces of this “stardust” here on Earth, preserved inside meteorites that fall from space. This talk will tell the story of stardust and how LLNL uses powerful tools to learn about the stars that made us.