Endangered Species Day: National Wildlife Refuge's Warm Springs Unit TourDid you know that 2013 is the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act? Register for this exclusive tour of our normally closed Warm Springs Unit. This unit specifically protects threatened and endangered species like Contra Costa goldfields, vernal pool tadpole shrimp, and California tiger salamanders. Hear how the Act ...
At the very small scales the Standard Model of Elementary Particles explains the building blocks of the nature and their interactions. Although the model is very successful (e.g. prediction of Higgs Bosons recently discovered at CERN), it is incomplete! A new physics beyond the Standard Model is indeed required to ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
An Evening with AstronautsExplore the world of asteroid hunters with Astronauts Ed Lu and Rusty Schweickart, co-founders of the B612 Foundation - a private foundation dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroids. Lu and Schweickart will share the latest information on new technologies that help protect our Earth and plans to build, launch, ...
Where: OaklandCost: $23 general, $20 Members; $29 at door
May 18 Public Astronomy Program On Mt DiabloPlease join Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society for the May 18th astronomy program. Lower Summit Parking Lot of Mt. Diablo State Park. The program starts at 7:30 (enter the park at least 45 minutes earlier) at the lower summit parking lot. Although there is no fee for this program there is ...
Where: Walnut CreekCost: $10/ car park admission
See the Rings of SaturnHere's your chance to see Saturn and the moons of Jupiter through a telescope.You'll make a Solar System model to keep in your pocket and then explore the rest of the universe as you tour the telescopes.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
The Solar Wind Speaker: Christopher Chen, PhD, Space Sciences Lab, UC Berkeley
