
Moon to the Eclipse:
7/22/17 Waning Crescent Moon
by Eileen Campbell • July 22, 2017
Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Today: a waning crescent moon.
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Dive into websites, activities, apps, and more.
Can a gum wrapper have a story? Discover just how important and meaningful an object can be.
An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.
by Eileen Campbell • July 22, 2017
Watch the moon pass through its phases as we count down to the total solar eclipse. Today: a waning crescent moon.
Explore the mysterious interactions between light and geography through the eyes and works of artists Charles Ross and James Turrell.
Art/science teams explore the underlying systems that give the San Francisco Bay Area its unique character.
Explore the ancient knowledge of the Maya, who built sophisticated monuments to the sun.
A collection of auditory illusions found in indigenous folk practices, popular music, and scientific research.
Three auditory illusions created by students from the Center for Electronic Art.
Make a spinning disc called a stroboscope, which lets you create your own animated cartoon.
In February 2009, the Exploratorium hosted Darwin Days, a series of presentations, debates, and discussions exploring the ways scientists continue to learn from and apply their knowledge of evolutionary biology to a broad range of pursuits.
by Rob Rothfarb • February 15, 2011
Take a peek at a set of mobile augmented reality installations that were exhibited at an early After Dark program.
The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub.
See a map of recent earthquakes in the United States, and learn why earthquakes happen so frequently on the West Coast.
Learn about origami, make your own paper, and find out the best way to fold a paper airplane.
by Rob Rothfarb • February 11, 2011
Visitors experienced the sights and smells of "Meta Cookie', an augmented reality installation at After Dark: Get Surreal.
anatomy of a skateboard, skateboard tricks, types of skateboarding, physics glossary.
Is it just a glorified plank with roller skate wheels on it? Or is it a highly engineered device through which kids have reclaimed the urban landscape, bringing creativity and style back to the sterile asphalt spaces of sprawl?
A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.
An incubator for innovative public space ideas, projects and news
In 2009, the ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Partners hosted a national symposium held at the Exploratorium to discuss the effects of climate change on the planet. You can watch archived webcasts of the symposium.
Learn to throw a curveball, a slider, or even a screwball by throwing a Styrofoam ball.
A Scribbling Machine is a motorized contraption that moves in unusual ways and leaves a mark to trace it's path.
The more astronomy changes, the more it stays the same. This series of images juxtaposes ancient and modern study of the celestial bodies.
How good is your friend's driving? You be the seismometer, and find out whether your pal is a smooth sailor or a mover and shaker.
In an earthquake, some older structures collapse and others stand tall. The difference is usually retrofitting.
Each webcast, the Exploratorium staff and teachers demonstrate their science projects and compete for the title of IRON SCIENCE TEACHER!
Take an animated tour of Antarctica's variety of ice formations, which give it a beauty unrivaled anywhere on Earth.
What's the science behind a home run? Why do curveballs curve? Learn about the game from players from the S.F. Giants & Oakland A's.
Saving seeds helps preserve the culture of Native American farmers in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.
Join the Exploratorium on the playa in Black Rock Desert and explore the science of pyrotechnics, flight, dust devils, rainbows, and more.