Fizzy, Foamy ScienceCombine chemistry and art to create your own custom fizzy, foamy masterpieces on the Hall's plaza. Use vinegar, pigment, and baking soda to bring your art to life and learn to re-create this fun (and nonpermanent) painting activity at home.This event is free with admission.
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free with admission
Twilight HikeTake advantage of this rare opportunity to experience the beauty and rich natural history of this 535-acre preserve as dusk arrives and the animals start to appear. Our twilight hikes are on select Fridays throughout spring and fall. Participants are divided into small groups and paired with a trained Bouverie ...
Where: GeyservilleCost: $15 Donation suggested
#teensciencenightFinish off the summer with #TeenScienceNight at the California Academy of Sciences! For the fourth year in a row, Bay Area youth (13-18) are invited to the world's largest teen-only museum event. Come enjoy music, food, and dancing while exploring science with over 1,500 other teens! Watch science come to ...
Dr. Quinn Konopacky is an assistant professor at UC San Diego. Dr. Konopacky's research interests are: Planet formation and evolution; high contrast imaging; star formation; stellar and substellar evolution; orbital dynamics; high angular resolution imaging and spectroscopy; adaptive optics; astrometry; speckle interferometry; optical and infrared astronomy.Tickets on sale April 15
The near-Earth asteroids are a population of objects on orbits that come near that of Earth. They are accessible targets for spacecraft missions, but also pose a hazard: asteroids can and do impact Earth. I will review programs to discover and characterize near-Earth asteroids, and current and future spacecraft missions ...
