Camp Cosmos

Here are the dates for the Summer of 2026.

Registration is now open!

Camp Cosmos

June 1-5
June 8-12
June 22-26
July 13-17

Camp Cosmos II

July 6-10
July 20-24

Register Here

Monday through Friday
9:00am through 4:00pm
Bigelow Physics Building

The week includes:

  • Activities and lessons (see below for the topics)

  • Campus and facilities tours

  • One-year Slooh account for access to robotic telescopes

  • Lunches at UNLV dining facilities

  • Course Materials

  • Camp Cosmos t-shirt and memorabilia

Week at a glance

Camp Cosmos Sessions

June 1-5
June 8-12
June 22-26
July 13-17

Camp Cosmos II Sessions

July 6-10
July 20-24

Early Bird registration fee is $549 through the end of February 2026.

Regular registration fee is $599 beginning March 1, 2026.

Camp Cosmos students should have completed 5th grade and not yet started 9th.

Camp Cosmos II is open to any student who has completed Camp Cosmos.

Register

Questions?

Contact us at campcosmos@unlv.edu

Camp Cosmos

  • Earth and planetary geology

  • Giant and rocky planets

  • The Sun

  • Asteroids and comets

  • Exoplanets

  • Stars and stellar populations

  • Stellar death

  • Black holes, white dwarfs, and neutron stars

  • The Milky Way and other galaxies

  • Active galactic nuclei, blazars, and quazars

  • Galaxy clusters and Large Scale Structure

  • The Hubble Law

  • The Cosmic Microwave Background

  • Space and ground-based telescopes

Camp Cosmos II
(not finalized)

  • Really, really cool astronomy


* We are constantly refining our curriculum, so all topics are subject to minor changes.

Curriculum Topics

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