This 90-minute tour provides a unique opportunity to learn how innovative engineering and optical technology melds with manufacturing techniques to produce the largest and most advanced giant (8.4 meters /...
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as one of our skilled "Console Captains" gives you a guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in...
Explore the night skies from the summit of Mt. Lemmon using Arizona's LARGEST publicly available telescopes! Under the guidance of a professional, visitors will enjoy a brief astronomy lecture, a light dinner, and an exclusive opportunity to observe astronomical objects and phenomena. This five-hour program starts 2 hours before sunset and accommodates up to 28...
From the collapsed cores of massive stars to the dark, unfathomable behemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies, we will explore the wealth of knowledge scientists have gathered about black holes across the universe. With the help of tools like the Event Horizon Telescope, we now know more about these mysterious objects than ever before,...
The Flagstaff Star Party located at Buffalo Park LOCATION Buffalo Park EVENT TYPE Family Science Activities, Performance 🎉Part of the 2024 Flagstaff Festival of Science! Download the app Each...
In Flagstaff, Arizona, using the James Webb Space Telescope, our team develops instruments for Mars and Moon missions, trains astronauts, studies Pluto and other distant bodies, and characterizes near-Earth asteroids. In an exciting presentation with David Trilling, learn about these activities and about terrific upcoming events! LOCATION USGS Flagstaff Science Campus - Shoemaker Building EVENT...
From the collapsed cores of massive stars to the dark, unfathomable behemoths lurking at the centers of galaxies, we will explore the wealth of knowledge scientists have gathered about black holes across the universe. With the help of tools like the Event Horizon Telescope, we now know more about these mysterious objects than ever before,...
Dark energy is the leading candidate for the mechanism that is responsible for causing the cosmological expansion to accelerate. Bharat Ratra will describe the astronomical data which persuade cosmologists that...
Star Party – Saguaro National Park – East 3693 S Old Spanish Trail Tucson, AZ 85730 Great dark skies on the East side of Tucson at Saguaro National Park –...
Explore the wonders of the night sky from NAU's Campus Observatory. LOCATION NAU Campus Observatory EVENT TYPE Family Science Activities 🎉Part of the 2024 Flagstaff Festival of Science! Download the app Each year, the Festival features 10-days of engaging events and programs, all free, for the community to enjoy and celebrate the wonders...