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NASA’s SOFIA Open DayNASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will be open for viewing to registered guests on Saturday October 19, 2019. SOFIA is a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a 106-inch diameter telescope. Flying into the stratosphere at 38,000-45,000 feet puts SOFIA above 99 percent of Earth’s infrared-blocking atmosphere, allowing astronomers to study the ...
Where: Moffett FieldCost: Free
All Things Fall With David HerlockerVisit Martin Griffin Preserve throughout our limited Fall Season, with Nature Guide-led walks, activities, or materials to open your eyes to our lovely preserve in a different way each week. Visitors are also welcome to hike our trails on their own, scoop up a newt at the ponds, peer at ...
MSI loves sharks! Our special day invites one and all to learn about these amazing creatures while feeding and touching our local friendly leopard sharks and making a special take home craft.10:00 and 10:30 AM.
Where: Redwood CityCost: $20
The Surprises of the SunflowerFive thousand years ago, early farmers took a special interest in sunflowers. Through its continued cultivation since that time, the sunflower has evolved into an essential crop that permeates human life, whether in beautiful bouquets, as salty snacks, or as a primary source of cooking oil in many parts of ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Exploring the local universe with the Hubble and James Webb Space TelescopesMost galaxies are so far away that they appear to us only as faint smudges. However, for the nearest galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood, the clarity and sensitivity of the Hubble Space Telescope transforms them galaxies from smudges into spectacular collections of individual stars. These observations allow astronomers to study ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory Hawk Talk & Raptor ReleaseThe Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and what we do here at the GGRO. Conditions permitting, a banding volunteer will bring up a newly banded hawk, talk about the banding program, and release the hawk in front of the crowd. ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
John Reber, the Man with Grand IdeasBack in the 1940s, John Reber would look out over the San Francisco Bay and visualize a massive civil works project of dams and locks to harvest fresh drinking water, and barriers that would support railway systems and a highway. His intention was to improve the quality of life for ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
What's Next for the Blue Bin?Last year, China stopped taking most foreign recyclables. Previously, 40 percent of the United States’s paper, plastics, and other recyclable materials were sent there. Beijing’s decision threw U.S. recycling into a crisis that reaches from global political decision-making all the way down to what we decide to put into our ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
ManyaThis is a living history presentation of one of our most famous chemists, Marie Curie, and allows us to celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT) in grand style. The story starts with childhood memories that include Marie's dawning interest in science and her determination to conquer obstacles ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15 General, $8 student
Community Day at KIPACThe Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford is holding a Community Day open house. See weblink for details.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Charon, Pluto’s Mysterious MoonPluto’s large moon Charon turned out to be far more interesting than scientists expected. Pluto was the star of the New Horizons show, but the features on Charon’s surface tell a fascinating tale of how icy worlds could form far from the gravitational influences of the giant planets. There is ...