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Transit of Venus: Transit of Venus 2012: 1st and 2nd Contact (Clip)

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00:02:00

Watch the beginning of Venus’s transit across the disk of the sun, one of the rarest astronomical events.

Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All

Date: June 5, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, astronomy, space, science, live, webcast, sun-viewer, telescopes, hawaii, mauna loa,

Transit of Venus: Transit of Venus 2012: 3rd and 4th Contact (Clip)

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00:02:00

Watch the conclusion of Venus’s 6.5-hour journey across the disk of the sun, one of the rarest astronomical events.

Project: The Rarest Eclipse: Transit of Venus | Browse All

Date: June 5, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, astronomy, space, science, live, webcast, sun-viewer, telescopes, hawaii, mauna loa,

Miscellaneous: How to Build a Sun Viewer (Clip)

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00:03:53

Senior Exploratorium Scientist, Paul Doherty demonstrates how you can make your own sun viewer. You can safely view sunspots, eclipses and transits with this equipment that you may have laying around the house! To learn more about the upcoming Transit of Venus visit: http://www.exploratorium.edu/venus/question3.html

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: February 16, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: transit of venus, solar viewing, solar flares, do-it-yourself sun viewer,

Exploratorium Science at America's Cup: Green Sea Turtles (Clip)

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04:55

There are green sea turtles in San Diego Bay? Where did they come from? Do they really live over 100 years? Why is it important for scientists to keep track of these giant creatures, and how on earth do they do it? In this interview with ecologist Tomoharu Eguchi (NOAA Marine Fisheries Service) and ecology graduate student Sheila Madrak, we meet the sea turtles and explore these 'big' questions.

Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All

Date: November 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: exploratorium america's cup green sea turtle turtles tagging ecology biology noaa san diego bay power plant marine

Science in the City: Cars, Corrosion, and Coke (Clip)

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00:06:00

Ever wondered where that crust on your car battery comes from? Exploratorium staff member Chuck Mignacco explains galvanic corrosion and the basics of battery maintenance using a time-honored miracle solvent: Coke. Watch for a surprise guest at the end of the video.

Project: Science in the City | Browse All

Date: August 24, 2011
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: cars, car battery, battery, corrosion, electrons, leads, postive, negative, ac power, dc power, coke

After Dark: Sol System (Clip)

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00:03:05

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

Driven: Meet the Stars (Slideshow)

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00:04:40

Astronomer Dr. Isabel Hawkins's journey to the stars began with two chance moments of enchantment with celestial bodies in her native Argentina. Inspired by the mystery of the sky, she went on to study physics and astronomy in California and then to work for 20 years as a research astronomer at UC Berkeley. Now retired from research and devoted to inciting a love of the stars and sky in young people, Dr. Hawkins reflects on her own initial moments of inspiration, on sharing her love of stars with others, and on how astronomy can, and should, remind us of our connection to one another, under a canopy of mystery.

Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All

Date: July 30, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: astronomy, eclipse, stars, sun, solar

Ice Stories: Live from the Wilkes Land Expedition (Webcast)

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00:20:39

On March 1st, we connected live with scientists aboard the scientific drilling vessel the JOIDES Resolution off the coast of Antarctica. Meet geologists Rob Dunbar, Carlota Escutia, and Christina Riesselman and learn about their historic expedition to Antarctica that is helping reveal the history of Earth's climate and teaching us about our climate future.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: March 2, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: climate change, climate history, sediment cores, antarctica, southern ocean, drilling, ocean, geology

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Project Page: Wilkes Land Expedition

Ice Stories: Science at the South Pole (Clip)

Running Time:
00:36:28

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

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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Laura Peticolas: Sonification of the Solar Winds (Podcast)

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00:21:06

Dr. Laura Peticolas is a physicist at UC Berkeley's Space Physics Research group. She studies the Aurora to learn more about the Earth and the workings of our Solar System. She's currently working with NASA's Mars data to understand why the Martian aurora looks the way it does. In this podcast she discusses her research, her inspiration and how and why scientists sonify data.

Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All

Date: September 3, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): physics, astronomy

Keywords: laura peticolas, sonification, mars, physics, solar wind, nasa, auroras, audio salon

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