(upbeat music) - The Science Utah Lecture Series brings the latest scientific discoveries and discussions to the public for free.

We're talking about engaging lectures led by Utah-based scientists and researchers.

Here to tell us more is Justin Anderson.

Welcome, Justin.

- Thank you for having me.

- So tell me what people can expect to encounter, like, when they come to the series.

- Well, we're really excited.

We do this every month on the second Thursday of each month.

We usually have a documentary or a show followed by a lecture from one of these amazing minds that graciously come in and share what they know with us.

- And I love that they're also talking about some of the latest developments in science.

Can you give us any insight into what that means?

- This is an amazing time for anybody who's interested in space science.

With the Artemis missions, we're going back to the moon for the very first time in more than 50 years.

And so we're really excited about this upcoming event in April because we're learning about material science, which, on its face, may not sound that interesting, but it's really incredible what they're developing and figuring out in order to create the materials needed in order to live and work in space.

- Wow, it does sound very, very incredible.

And the fact that people get to watch the documentary beforehand and see probably all of the beautiful shots and the beautiful sights, it sounds spectacular.

- The documentary is incredible.

We're presenting this in conjunction with PBS Utah, so we're excited about that.

But the documentary is called "Moonrise on the ISS," International Space Station, and it's assembled from hundreds of hours of footage right from the ISS.

And so it has this immediacy, this reality to it, that really makes zero gravity look tangible and real.

I mean, it's beautiful.

I love it.

- And I love that people will be able to have their questions answered after they watch the film.

- Yes, yeah, we're excited.

We have Dr.

Suhas Prameela coming, and he is helping to educate the public and answering questions, very gracious with his time, and we're excited to have him.

- I'm excited that you stopped by and excited for this opportunity for our audience as well.

If you would like to check out Science Utah Lecture Series: Back to the Moon, it's April 9th at 6:00 PM.

And they do it monthly, so you can check it out in the future as well.

Just head to clarkplanetarium.org for more information.

I'm Liz Adeola.

Thanks for watching "Contact."

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