60 Minutes in Space

Go "behind the stories" in space science using the best images and animation available to help understand new developments. Seating is limited to first come, first served. This month will feature a presentation by special guest Don Hassler, PhD, the Principal Investigator of the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) investigation to characterize the radiation environment on the surface of Mars as part of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission.

Wednesday, June 26
7 p.m.
Free

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

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One World, One Sky is a brilliant spectacle of light and color that follows Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a new friend from China.

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Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider is a gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva that spans the border between Switzerland and France. In this Science Bite, Museum scientist Ka Chun Yu explains this brave new world of physics.

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Hot News From Venus

In this Science Bite, David Grinspoon, scientist for the European Space Agency's Venus Express mission, explains how volcanic eruptions on Venus may help us understand climate change here on Earth.

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