Join in for a virtual Levy Lecture on Tues., January 25 at 1 p.m. The ISS is a cutting-edge Earth-orbiting laboratory where astronauts from all over the world live for months at a time and conduct amazing experiments. What is life like aboard this enormous spaceport? How does the science research benefit humanity on Earth? Take a tour of the ISS without having to leave your seat!

Michelle Nichols is Director of Public Observing at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, and has worked at the Adler since June 1995. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from National-Louis University. Ms. Nichols leads all of the Adler Planetarium's telescope, observatory, and public sky observing initiatives and events.