

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Astronomy vs. the Billionaire Space Race
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Beatrice Hill Tinsley Public Lecture tour 2026; A thought-provoking look at how private space ventures are reshaping our skies.About this EventSamantha Lawler from the University of Regina, Saskatchewan will give the 2026 Beatrice Hill Tinsley Lecture on the potential impact of the growing population of low-earth orbit satellites on the environment and the night sky.Samantha Lawler is an astronomy professor at the University of Regina who studies the impact of the growing satellite population.She will tell us why Saskatchewan is the best place in the world to find space debris – and how SpaceX employees showed up on a farm in a rented truck, only to be greeted by an astronomer and a dozen of Saskatchewan's finest local journalists.Lawler will explain how events like this fit into the bigger picture of the billionaire space race and its implications for international law, the continued operation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit, atmospheric pollution, and the future of astronomy.Her work has featured on the BBC, CBC, CNN, Scientific American, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, Nature, and many other international news outlets.This event is part of 2026 Beatrice Hill Tinsley Lecture tour, an annual series honouring the remarkable achievements of New Zealand-raised astronomer, Beatrice Hill Tinsley.For more information, please see the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand website.Brought to you in association with the Auckland Astronomical Society.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/47dba690-f77f-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w1200-h457-dc2a2938-gmir.png
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Auckland
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Physics Lecture Theatre 1. PLT1/303-G20. Science Centre.
- **lat**: -36.852994
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- **full address**: Physics Lecture Theatre 1. PLT1/303-G20. Science Centre., 38 Princes Street, Auckland, New Zealand

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  - **A:** Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
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