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Return to Mars: Curiosity's Secret Discovery (Webcast)
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Curiosity has made a discovery! What could it be? Why are JPL scientists keeping this breaking news classified for now? Exploratorium host and Mars enthusiast Robyn Higdon and Ron Hipshman will give you a refresher on Curiosity's SAM instrument and will discuss the process that scientists at JPL must endure before releasing this ground breaking discovery to the public.
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Date: November 27, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: mars, jpl, mars rover, curiosity, sam, jet propulsion laboratory, nasa, landing, spacecraft, robot, geology, space, msl, mars science laboratory, chemcam, vaporizing ray, laser
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: November 27, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: mars, jpl, mars rover, curiosity, sam, jet propulsion laboratory, nasa, landing, spacecraft, robot, geology, space, msl, mars science laboratory, chemcam, vaporizing ray, laser
Return to Mars: Seeing Like a Rover (Clip)
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How do you work with a robot millions of miles away to make scientific discoveries on a planet you've never set foot on? How do scientists and engineers begin to "see like a rover"- and what can this tell us about who we are as meaning-making creatures? Find out how, by studying the team behind the rover mission, we learn about more than just the surface of Mars.
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Date: August 17, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rover, nasa, curiosity, mission, exploratorium, landing, janet vertesi
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 17, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rover, nasa, curiosity, mission, exploratorium, landing, janet vertesi
Return to Mars: Living on Mars with Paul Doherty (Clip)
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What would it be like on Mars? Get a sense of Martian living with Exploratorium scientist Paul Doherty. He'll introduce the capabilities of the new rover and demonstrate what the planet would look, smell, and feel like to someone on the ground. Learn how things would fall, how they'd burn, and the shape a Martian snowflake should take in a snowstorm.
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 8, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rover, nasa, curiosity, mission, exploratorium, landing, paul doherty
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 8, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, rover, nasa, curiosity, mission, exploratorium, landing, paul doherty
Return to Mars: Landing Night! (Webcast)
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The new Mars rover, Curiosity, successfully landed on the planet Mars at 10:31pm PDT! Join the Exploratorium crew for a very special online-only live webcast as we watched the final descent of the rover to Mars. Along with our own expert scientists, we share footage from NASA TV of the control room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Mission on Mars begins now!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 5, 2012
Format: Event
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: mars, jpl, mars rover, curiosity, jet propulsion laboratory, nasa, landing, spacecraft, robot, geology, space, msl, mars science laboratory
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: August 5, 2012
Format: Event
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: mars, jpl, mars rover, curiosity, jet propulsion laboratory, nasa, landing, spacecraft, robot, geology, space, msl, mars science laboratory
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Fabricated Realities: Domino Fall (Clip)
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Virtual worlds have physics. In this exhibit a visitor knocks over a small domino which knocks over a larger domino and so on down an exponentially growing line of dominoes which all the while obey the laws of physics.
Project: Fabricated Realities: Virtual Worlds, Mixed and Augmented Reality | Browse All
Date: May 14, 2012
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: second life, domino, chain reaction
Project: Fabricated Realities: Virtual Worlds, Mixed and Augmented Reality | Browse All
Date: May 14, 2012
Format: Exhibit
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Physics, Art
Keywords: second life, domino, chain reaction
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MAKE at the Exploratorium: Meet the Makers-Toys (Webcast)
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01:09:58
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Open Make is a monthly program at the Exploratorium, in collaboration with Make Magazine and Pixar Animation Studios, to highlight the tools, techniques, and ingenuity of local makers. As part of this program, makers from the Bay Area will be highlighted to share their work with the public, and Dale Dougherty, founder and editor of Make Magazine will interview Featured Makers in the McBean theater. Join us for live webcasts of the interviews to see what these makers are up to!
Project: MAKE at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: January 21, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science
Keywords: makers, make, toys, make magazine, tinkering studio, dale dougherty, tools, invention, exploration, play
Project: MAKE at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: January 21, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Art, General Science
Keywords: makers, make, toys, make magazine, tinkering studio, dale dougherty, tools, invention, exploration, play
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Return to Mars: Overview of MSL and Curiosity (Webcast)
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00:37:18
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It's time for a new mission to Mars! Join Exploratorium science educators as we celebrate the launch of the newest rover, Curiosity, as it begins it's 8 1/2 month journey to the planet Mars. We will look at the launch itself, talk a little bit about MSL(Mars Science Laboratory) and Curiosity, summarize the history of Mars exploration, and look forward to what is next!
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: November 26, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, curiosity, msl, mars science laboratory, jpl, cape canaveral, kennedy space center, rocket, space, exploration
Project: Return to Mars | Browse All
Date: November 26, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: mars, curiosity, msl, mars science laboratory, jpl, cape canaveral, kennedy space center, rocket, space, exploration
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Miscellaneous: 34th Annual Exploratorium Awards Dinner, Honoree Panel Discussion (Clip)
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Intuit Founder Scott Cook, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Former Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Ramon Cortines, and Retired Congressman Vernon Ehlers join KQED's Dave Iverson for a lively conversation on the topic of Science for Decision Making. This discussion was recorded at the Exploratorium's 34th Annual Awards Dinner on May 4, 2011.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: May 25, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: awards dinner, honorees, science, exploratorium, 34th awards dinner,
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: May 25, 2011
Format: Event
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: awards dinner, honorees, science, exploratorium, 34th awards dinner,
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After Dark: Cosmological Constructs: Artist Dan Goods (Clip)
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In this short interview with Dan Goods, designer, artist, and visual strategist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Goods discusses his art piece, "Jupiter Fog Pool." The piece, inspired by the Juno mission to Jupiter, was part of "Cosmological Constructs," our After Dark event of September 2010.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Art, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: dan goods, jet propulsion lab, jpl, fog, fog pool, nasa, juno, jupiter, after dark, space
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Art, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: dan goods, jet propulsion lab, jpl, fog, fog pool, nasa, juno, jupiter, after dark, space
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Speaking of Music Rewind: Annea Lockwood part 2 (Podcast)
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00:36:31
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An inspiring conversation with Annea Lockwood, New Zealand-born experimental sound artist and musician known for her boundary-burning explorations of the world of natural acoustic sounds and environments.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: July 16, 2010
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): art
Keywords: annea lockwood
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: July 16, 2010
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): art
Keywords: annea lockwood
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