Cassini Mission Flames Out, Right on Schedule
by Liz Ball • September 14, 2017
Cassini prepares for the end of an era.
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Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More
Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Exploratorium Magazine
From 1977 until 2003, the Exploratorium published a quarterly magazine. The Exploratorium Magazine Online is a companion to selected issues of the print magazine, providing key articles and activities and including multimedia features.
Exploring Hair
Scientific knowledge and a few chemical concoctions can get you through a Bad Hair Day.
Space Weather: Research Explorer
Use live data to check the weather in space, and learn how it can affect us here on earth.
Origins
Explore the places, people, tools, and ideas behind the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.
Unpacking Identity: A Conversation Exploring Self in Society | Self, Made
Go behind the scenes of Self, Made with its curators and advisors.
Antarctic Seals
Crabeaters have extraordinary teeth, Weddells are downright cute, and leopards are as fierce as their namesake
Science at Burning Man
Join the Exploratorium on the playa in Black Rock Desert and explore the science of pyrotechnics, flight, dust devils, rainbows, and more.
Illusion Songs
A collection of auditory illusions found in indigenous folk practices, popular music, and scientific research.
Light Painting
You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera.
Resonance: Unheard Sounds & Undiscovered Music
Watch contemporary musicians and sound artists perform and discuss their work.
Investigating Comets
Discover the primitive objects under investigation by NASA's Rosetta Mission: comets.
Ancient Observatories
Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.
UN Plaza LIZ Takes Shape
by Eileen Campbell • May 19, 2016
Sound Commons, a new SPS installation, is taking shape in UN Plaza.
Stripped-Down Motor
Build a stripped-down motor, a simple, easy-to-make version of the electric motors found in toys, tools, and appliances.
The Science of Sharing Forum with Hugh E. McDonald and Jennifer Jacquet
Discover the Science of Sharing.
Warm Water and Poisoned Clams: What’s Happening off our Coast?
by Shannon Eliot • July 13, 2015
Wondering why we've been seeing sharks in Santa Cruz? Heard about the massive toxic algal bloom off the West Coast?
Arctic Seals
These unique – and uniquely beautiful – seal species spend their lives amid the sea ice
Listen to the Softest Sound
What's the quietest sound you can find – and how can you find it? Download listening tips.
Restoring Sight
Millions of people around the world struggle to live with corneal blindness—the loss of sight caused by damage to the surface of the eye. It's a treatable condition with a clear solution: a corneal transplant. This Science in the City episode highlights the work SightLife is doing to help end corneal blindness by making transplants possible.
After Dark: Illusions: Alexa Meade
Alexa Meade transforms a live model into a seemingly two-dimensional tableau.
Do Your Own Dissection
Download a PDF file with step-by-step instructions for doing your own cow's eye dissection.
Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason
Visit the Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason to explore the science behind wind, waves, and more.
Getting Started with Science Journal
Turn your phone into a pocket science laboratory with tools to measure light, motion, sound, and more.
An Artist Looks at Life on an Undersea Volcano
What's a painter doing on this scientific research ship?
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