Challenger Colorado

12/02/2025

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Challenger Colorado needs a new portable planetarium! Alternate text Help us keep the universe within reach for every student. # Fundraising Goal $7500 After 6 years, 290 school-day visits, 2,600 classes, and more than 57,000 students inspired, our inflatable planetarium dome has finally reached the...

11/09/2024

Due to inclement weather, Second Saturday Science for November will be canceled. We'll see you in December!

07/11/2024

Join the Space Force Azimuth Cadets for FREE rocket launches at Challenger Colorado. Hosted in partnership with ESTES Rockets and Colorado Springs Rocketry Society. United States Air Force Academy Estes Rockets Kids ages 9 - 12. Registration Required: https://forms.gle/nXqwYXtQcA96UYUU7

05/20/2024

3...2...1...blast off!

Kick off this summer with Rocketry Camp.

Students entering grades 4 - 6.

https://www.challengercolorado.org/what-we-do/public/summer-camp.html

04/23/2024

NASA engineers give the VIPER robotic Moon rover a head so it can get ready for travel! 🚀💫 We hopee to inspire young minds with awesome news like this and more.

📸: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

04/09/2024

We love these eclipse photos!!!

📸 creds: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/world/gallery/solar-eclipse-photos/index.html

04/09/2024

Some of our favorite pictures from the eclipse! 🌙 There are some amazing photos of the eclipse itself, and lots of people gathering with their families and friends to watch. Not only was the April 8th eclipse an awesome astronomical event, it also brought people together around the continent in a beautiful way. ❤️

📸See these pictures and more at https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/world/gallery/solar-eclipse-photos/index.html and https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/04/08/best-total-solar-eclipse-photos/

04/02/2024

Look at these awesome pictures!!! 📸

Patrick Gaddis, one of our Flight Directors who is in his 2nd year here, took these super cool pictures through his telescope! Take a look and see if you can find some sun spots! 🔭🌙

03/07/2024

You can find information for the Challenger Colorado summer camps on our website! 🌟 https://www.challengercolorado.org/ Can't wait to see you!

Believe it or not . . . It's time to start thinking about your kids' summer plans! ☀️

Challenger Learning Centers across the country are looking forward to welcoming students this summer with virtual and in-person summer camps. From Earth science to robotics, to astronomy, and everything in between, Centers provide a variety of exciting STEM-themed camps for K-12 learners.

Programs, dates, costs, and registration timelines vary from Center to Center. Contact your nearest Challenger Learning Center for details: https://bit.ly/49zvXH1

03/05/2024

🌟Join us this summer for our Aerospace Adventure Camp!🌟

Children grades 1-10 can experience amazing adventures like Astro Agents, Lunar Trek, Destination Mars, Engineering Pathways, Rocketry, and Arduino! Visit our website (link in bio!) to learn more and sign up!

We can't wait to see you!!! 🚀🌟

02/29/2024

❗Space Spotlight❗ Today’s goes out to the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31. M31 is the Milky Way’s galactic neighbor, and is the largest and brightest galaxy visible from Earth.

Some fun facts about the Andromeda Galaxy:

1: If a spaceship traveled at the speed of light, it would take at least 2.5 MILLION years to reach Andromeda 🌌

2: Scientists estimate there are anywhere from 100-400 BILLION stars in M31 🌟

3: The very first picture of the Andromeda Galaxy was taken in 1888 by Isaac Roberts 📸

02/20/2024

Is this cosmic cloud bejeweled? Because it’s making the whole place shimmer!! ✨

Scientists have recently found evidence of large scale planetary collisions from MILLIONS of years ago! A giant cloud of dust and gas has been observed near some far away exoplanets, and it appears to be glowing. Scientists believe this is the aftermath of exoplanets colliding during transit. This illustration by Mark A. Garlick depicts what the shining cloud might look like!

Read more about this in NASA’s article here: https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/discovery-alert-glowing-cloud-points-to-a-cosmic-collision/