Earth Day: Seeing Earth from Space

For Earth Day we invite you to a showcase of science, both on Earth and from space.  

The first Earth Day in 1970 successfully channeled the spirit of activism into a global movement towards environmental action and awareness of what we now call climate change. The issue of climate change persists as an ongoing challenge but with the help of scientists, researchers, activists and with the use of cutting-edge technology, we now can study, foresee, and act upon major climate events. 

On this historic day, learn about how NASA uses its global satellite resources to help better understand our air, land, and seas. Discover the science behind forest fires and how fire crews work to put them out. See our special screening of “Habit Earth” planetarium film courtesy of the Morris Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences. Watch a live science presentation on the evolution of Earth and take a naturalist led hike in our surrounding redwood forest and discover how climate change is affecting our local plant species. Interact and engage with hands-on activities that teach us that everyone can play a part in saving our planet.