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After Dark: Dr. Megavolt® -- November 5, 2009 (Clip)
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Blow your mind with the electrifying science of Tesla coils and Austin Richards, Ph.D. – aka, Dr. MegaVolt® . This electrifying Exploratorium Science After Dark event will feature Dr. Megavolt® jousting with 14-ft. electrical arcs from his high voltage Tesla Coil on the evening of Thursday, November 5, 2009, a special 40th Anniversary event, from 6-10pm.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: October 14, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, Physics, General Science
Keywords: electricity, tesla, static, dr.megavolt® , lightening, after dark
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: October 14, 2009
Format: Event
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, Physics, General Science
Keywords: electricity, tesla, static, dr.megavolt® , lightening, after dark
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explo.tv: Shoot the Moon! A Moon-Shaking, Crash-Landing Search for Water (Webcast)
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Is water ice present or absent in a crater near the moon's south pole? NASA’s Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission is seeking a definitive answer. Join Exploratorium staff for a special Webcast featuring live coverage of LCROSS crashing into the moon! Our team will be broadcasting live from the 36" Refractor Telescope at Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, where we’ll watch the impact and investigate how this intentional crash could reveal the existence of water ice.
Project: explo.tv | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
Project: explo.tv | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
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Ice Stories: Looking at Climate History for Clues to Our Future (Clip)
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Geologist Chistina Riesselman explains how studying 3-million-year-old sediment from Antarctica is providing a glimpse of what our planet's climate might look like if atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to rise as projected.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 5, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sediment cores, climate change, climate history, diatoms, glaciers, sea level rise
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: August 5, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: sediment cores, climate change, climate history, diatoms, glaciers, sea level rise
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Polynesian Navigation--Kalepa Baybayan and Paul Coleman (Podcast)
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Astrophysicist Paul Coleman and expert ocean navigator Kalepa Baybayan visited the Exploratorium as advisors to our Polynesian Navigation project—a large-scale Web resource (launching April 2010) that will feature the astounding navigation practices of the Pacific Islanders, who were expertly navigating the Pacific thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
Paul Coleman works at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, where he concentrates on the large-scale structure of the universe. Kalepa Baybayan is an expert navigator who mentors Hawaiian youth in native navigation practices. Both men are native Hawaiians. We spoke with them about traditional navigation practices, the balance between science and spirituality from a native perspective, and the benefits of being grounded in one’s culture.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: July 15, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: polynesia, navigation, sailing, navigator, hawaii, stars, pacific, ocean, boat, astronomy
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: July 15, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: polynesia, navigation, sailing, navigator, hawaii, stars, pacific, ocean, boat, astronomy
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Origins: Hubble: Wrap Up of Hubble Telescope SM4 (Webcast)
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On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the Kennedy Space Center and docked with the Hubble Space Telescope 360 miles above the earth. During Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), astronauts installed new, cutting-edge scientific instruments and replaced gyroscopes, batteries, and other equipment. After a difficult but very successful upgrade of the telescope, the astronauts released Hubble on May 19. The Exploratorium Webcast team will bring you two live Webcasts (May 20 & May 23) about this arduous mission and the future of the telescope.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
| Links: | Hubble Website |
Origins: Hubble: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (Webcast)
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On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the Kennedy Space Center and docked with the Hubble Space Telescope 360 miles above the earth. During Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), astronauts installed new, cutting-edge scientific instruments and replaced gyroscopes, batteries, and other equipment. After a difficult but very successful upgrade of the telescope, the astronauts released Hubble on May 19. The Exploratorium Webcast team will bring you two live Webcasts (May 20 & May 23) about this arduous mission and the future of the telescope.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 20, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 20, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
| Links: | Hubble Website |
Ice Stories: Smashcast Interviews Polar Scientists (Clip)
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Smashcast visited the Exploratorium on Saturday, April 18th, to work on the Ice Stories project and meet four Antarctic scientists.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: April 22, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science,
Keywords: smashcast, polar scientists, media production
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: April 22, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science,
Keywords: smashcast, polar scientists, media production
| Links: | Smashcast |
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Ice Stories: Adelie Penguins (Webcast)
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We speak with biologist David Ainley, who has been studying Adelie penguins in Antarctica for more than 25 years
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 4, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: penguins, adelie, ainley, population, ross sea
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 4, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Keywords: penguins, adelie, ainley, population, ross sea
| Links: | Project: Ross Sea Penguins |
Ice Stories: POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network) (Webcast)
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Our Exploratorium team talks to scientists from POLENET (Polar Earth Observing Network).
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 2, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: glaciers, dry, desert, snow, mcmurdo, antarctica, ecology
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 2, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: glaciers, dry, desert, snow, mcmurdo, antarctica, ecology
| Links: | Project: Pulse of the Poles |
Ice Stories: Tour of the South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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UC Berkeley astrophysicist Bill Holzapfel takes us on a tour of the South Pole Telescope and explains how it is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, south pole telescope, astronomy, space, south pole, universe, astrophysics
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, south pole telescope, astronomy, space, south pole, universe, astrophysics
| Links: | Project: South Pole Telescope |
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