See yourself in the faces of others. See yourself in the faces of others. Sit down at this new-media exhibit and you'll see someone else's face looking back at you. When you move around or make a face ...

Walking quietly isn’t easy. Here are a few tips from an expert Apache tracker: Before taking a step, look carefully at where you will place your foot. Bend your knees slightly. Touch your foot lightly ...

Discover why the sky is blue and the sunset is red. When sunlight travels through the atmosphere, blue light scatters more than the other colors, leaving a dominant yellow-orange hue to the ...

Tim Hawkinson’s idiosyncratic creations are meditations on nature, machines, mortality, the body, and human consciousness. Since the 1980s, the artist has used common found and store-bought materials, ...

会员们今年夏天免费加入我们，观看以太空为主题的新电影或经典电影。 还有免费爆米花！ 看看我们的夏季大型展览《太空生活》，开始新的一天。 探索关于生命——人类或外星人——如何 ...

You have two eyes, yet you see only one image of your environment. If your eyes receive conflicting information, what does your brain do? Roll the sheet of paper lengthwise into a tube 11 inches (28 ...

All year long we set aside Sunday mornings for Daytime members, donors, and Corporate members—10:00 a.m. to noon is just for you. Join us for a leisurely visit, enjoy lunch at the Tinkering Table ...

Join us in exploring balance! On this page, we’re collecting a set of starting points, choose-your-own-adventure pathways, and artistic inspirations to launch your own playful exploration of ...

The moon always shows us the same face. This happens because of synchronous rotation: the moon rotates at the same rate (one rotation in 28 days) that it orbits the Sun (one orbit every 28 days). The ...

June 16, 1806 -This sketch by Spanish astronomer José Joaquin de Ferrer, depicts the solar atmosphere, or corona, during a June 16, 1806, total solar eclipse. Before astronomical photography, ...

Customize a scavenger hunt. Encourage your students to share their exhibit experiences and make content connections across exhibits.

Why Don't We Have an Eclipse Every Month? Total solar eclipses happen when the moon crosses between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow onto our planet, but Earth doesn't experience a total solar ...