Astronomy and Imaging Open HouseThis fall, the west coast's largest astronomy exhibition comes to the San Jose Convention Center, presented by the Advanced Imaging Conference. In past years, admission was restricted to attendees of this annual world famous meeting. But this year, for one day only, the Astronomy Exhibition is open to everyone. It's ...
Where: San JoseCost: $10 General, $5 mention your astronomy club
Every October we celebrate the return of white sharks to our National Marine Sanctuaries. Join shark specialists and educators celebrating and learning about sharks in this annual Sharktoberfest education event. Shark games, shark science and shark fun for the whole family.
Stardust was the first spacecraft ever to bring back to Earth extraterrestrial materials from beyond the Moon. It was two missions in one spacecraft. Stardust returned the first samples from a known primitive solar system body, the Jupiter-family comet Wild 2. Stardust also carried a separate collector that was exposed ...
Our Hawk Talks and Banding Demonstrations occur every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 2 pm (weather permitting – heavy fog or rain cancels) during September and October, except for Fleet Week weekend. The Hawk Talk begins at noon, when a GGRO volunteer speaks about hawk migration and identification, and ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Saturday CinemaSaturday Cinema is a core weekly program that captures the ideas which animate the Exploratorium. We highlight works that blend observation, poetry, and surrealism, and celebrate films that utilize unique, handcrafted processes. Appropriate for all ages and mediated by cinema arts staff, these screenings encourage the viewer to respond to ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Included with museum admission
Third Annual LAST FestivalThe LAST (Life Art Science Technology) festival celebrates the confluence of art with the multiplicity of new media technologies and nascent sciences emerging from the intense cultural ecosystem of the Bay Area.See web link for activites and details.
Where: StanfordCost: $15 Donation
Family Science & Astronomy Festival + MakerspaceThe CSM Library Makerspace welcomes you to our free, drop-in crafting and tinkering workshops. Join us for hands-on projects and skill-sharing in electronics, crafts, media, and more! See this event for the keynote address on Pluto.
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Eat Like a Bird: Owl Pellet Dissection (Rotary Nature Center Adult Education Series)Owl pellets can be an excellent way to learn more about the eating habits and lifestyles of these nocturnal birds. Come and dissect some pellets and try to identify what the owls had for dinner! We'll also learn about digestion and eating habits of other birds (owls aren't the only ...
Where: OaklandCost: $15.00
Tthe Search for Alien WorldsWhy does Earth have abundant life, but nowhere else in our Solar System? Explore where weird life exists on Earth. What does that tell us about life elsewhere in the galaxy? What will the first alien life we discover likely look like? Which stars have planets where life might exist?Excitement ...
After a nine and a half-year journey at a speed of more than 30,000 miles per hour, the New Horizons spacecraft flew within a few thousand miles of the surface of Pluto on July 14, 2015. Images and other data for Pluto and its five moons obtained by the spacecraft ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Breakthrough Listen: Grand New Search for ETDr Worthier will discuss the potential effects of a $100 Million grant from The Breakthrough Prize Foundation given to UC Berkeley and other institutions for the most comprehensive Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) ever conducted. Discussing the rationale for past and future searches he will show how new technologies are ...
