Planets: A Journey Through the Solar System

Discovery October 3, 2026

About the event

"Planet: A Journey Through the Solar System" invites you to explore the mysteries of the universe with the Center for Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Culture. Meteorites, extraterrestrial remnants dating back 4.5 billion years, are the oldest known rocks on Earth and bear witness to the formation of the Solar System. This session provides an overview of the objects that make up the Solar System: planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and exoplanets, as well as discoveries revealed by space probes. → Discover meteorites—extraterrestrial remnants dating back 4.5 billion years—that bear witness to the formation of the Solar System. → Presentation of the objects in the Solar System: planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and exoplanets. → Exploration of the discoveries revealed by space probes. A welcoming scientific environment awaits you to deepen your curiosity about the cosmos.

Practical info

Oct 3

Saturday 3 oct 16h30

Venue 4 Rue du Planétarium, 59180 Cappelle-la-Grande, France
Price 2€
Category Discovery

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Organiser

PLUS - Centre de Culture Scientifique, Technique et Industrielle

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"Beyond the Sun," a screening organized by PLUS—Center for Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Culture—invites you to join Céleste and Moon on a cosmic journey. → Céleste, visited by Moon as she struggles to stay awake, sets off with him to explore the universe in search of exoplanets and ways to detect them. → Their journey reveals a diversity of fascinating worlds, observed every night by exoplanet hunters.

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