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Return to Mars: Mars Update: March 2013 (Webcast)
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In February 2013, Curiosity drilled into a rock called "John Klein" and then analyzed the sample material with its on-board scientific instruments. On March 12, NASA announced that the analyses show conditions on Mars were once favorable for life! Join us to learn more about this breakthrough discovery.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: March 22, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: mars, space, habitable environment, chemical ingredients for life, chemical energy for microbes
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: March 22, 2013
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: mars, space, habitable environment, chemical ingredients for life, chemical energy for microbes
Exploratorium at the Piers: Exploratorium at Pier 15: Green Machine (Clip)
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Catch a sneak peak of our new nine-acre campus at Piers 15/17 with Building Operations Manager Chuck Mignacco. Learn about features of the building that will help us achieve our goal of becoming the largest net-zero energy use museum in the United States.
Come see for yourself—doors open at Pier 15 on April 17, 2013.
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: February 6, 2013
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: green technology, chuck mignacco, net-zero energy
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: February 6, 2013
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: green technology, chuck mignacco, net-zero energy
Science in the City: Altamont Wind Farms (Clip)
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Southeast of San Francisco, on the way out to California's Central Valley, thousands of wind turbines dot the landscape of Altamont Pass. Mounted both in rows and individually, machines with large propellers catch the wind, turning round and round at different speeds. Learn how wind energy is generated and stored for use in this most peculiar area, and its impact on living things both near and far.
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: September 12, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: science in the city, series, episode, wind, wind energy, turbines, propellers, alternative energy, fuel, storage, birds, wind farms, altamont pass
Project: Science in the City | Browse All
Date: September 12, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: science in the city, series, episode, wind, wind energy, turbines, propellers, alternative energy, fuel, storage, birds, wind farms, altamont pass
After Dark: Sol System (Clip)
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This After Dark event presented a collection of objects, organizations, and activities use various alternative energy sources, and also looked at sustainably raised food.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: October 13, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: solar panels, alternative energy, solar flowers, art, sustainable farming, oysters, after dark, exploratorium, night event
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: October 13, 2010
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: solar panels, alternative energy, solar flowers, art, sustainable farming, oysters, after dark, exploratorium, night event
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Miscellaneous: Energy from Death-Front View (Clip)
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Watch the process of a deceased monitor lizard providing energy for other organisms to live in this time-lapse video. Look for this exhibit in the museum, upstairs in the Traits of Life area.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: March 14, 2010
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: death, cycle, decay, recycle, energy, ecosystem, food
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: March 14, 2010
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: death, cycle, decay, recycle, energy, ecosystem, food
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Ice Stories: Science at the South Pole (Clip)
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As a special event in conjunction with the 2009 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, we connected a live audience at the Exploratorium with scientists at the South Pole. Learn about atmospheric research at the South Pole from NOAA's Nick Morgan, the IceCube neutrino detector from Mark Krasberg and Laura Gladstone, and the South Pole Telescope from Bill Holzapfel.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, neutrinos, telescope, atmosphere, south pole, dark matter, dark energy, antarctica
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 17, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, neutrinos, telescope, atmosphere, south pole, dark matter, dark energy, antarctica
Ice Stories: Ice-Sheet Dynamics (Webcast)
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We speak with glaciologists Slawek Tulaczyk and Jake Walter, who study ice-sheet dynamics.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 19, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: ice, south, pole, neutrino, telescope, physics, dark, matter, energy, galaxy
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 19, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: ice, south, pole, neutrino, telescope, physics, dark, matter, energy, galaxy
| Links: | Project: Under the Glaciers |
Ice Stories: IceCube Neutrino Telescope (Webcast)
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Join us as we talk to scientists working with IceCube, a neutrino telescope buried in the ice under the South Pole.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 18, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, ice, south, pole, neutrino, telescope, physics, dark, matter, energy, galaxy
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 18, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: icecube, ice, south, pole, neutrino, telescope, physics, dark, matter, energy, galaxy
| Links: | Project: IceCube |
Ice Stories: Ice Cube Telescope, Part II (Webcast)
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Hear more from scientists working on the Ice Cube telescope at the South Pole.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy, astronomy, space, nasa, scientists, mcmurdo station, cosmic rays
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 12, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy, astronomy, space, nasa, scientists, mcmurdo station, cosmic rays
| Links: | ICE CUBE Homepage |
Ice Stories: Shedding Light on Dark Energy (Clip)
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What is dark energy? Cosmologist Rocky Kolb explains how the South Pole Telescope will help us understand the properties and nature of this mysterious force.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 7, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: dark energy, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, universe, space, time, expanding, south pole telescope, galaxy clusters, gravity
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 7, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: dark energy, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, universe, space, time, expanding, south pole telescope, galaxy clusters, gravity
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