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Featured Event:
Our Explosive Sun:
The Source of the Northern Lights
Wed., Feb. 22 at 6:45 PM
Evening Seminar
The hot dynamic sun observed
on October 26 from NASA's
Solar Dynamics Observatory
(Photo: NASA)
Our sun is a variable star that hurls billions of tons of gas towards Earth and creates the Northern Lights. Solar physicist Paal Brekke explains this phenomenon as well as solar storms that can be a hazard for technology. Buy tickets>>
Aurora borealis near
Tromso, Norway
(Photo: Frederik Broms)
Learn more about Norwegian solar physicist
Paal Brekke>>
View spectacular images of the Aurora borealis on USA Today. Watch now>>
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We invite you to participate in our upcoming programs about the Wonders of the Universe, which cover a wide variety of Celestial topics from the Northern Lights to space food!
COMING SOON: Join us as solar physicist Paal Brekke gives a multimedia presentation on the sun-earth connection, including spectacular images and movies from the new NASA spacecraft Solar Dynamics Observatory as well as mind-bending videos of the Northern Lights.
Brekke also discusses how solar storms can be a hazard for our technology-based society, and for humans in space.
AFTER-HOURS EVENT: We invite you to join us for a special opportunity to spend an exclusive evening Under the Stars, exploring the many wonders of the night sky at the National Air and Space Museum. Space is limited and tickets are selling fast for this event.
Don't forget, members typically save 25%—40% on program event tickets.
Not a member? Become a Resident Associate member today to take advantage of this special privilege as well as many others. Learn more>>
We look forward to seeing you!
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Under the Stars
Fri., Feb. 3 at 8 PM
Spend an evening under the stars exploring the many wonders of the night sky and the National Air and Space Museum. Explore Space Hall at night with museum curators and education specialists and immerse yourself in the mysteries of the universe.
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Celestial Navigation:
Finding Your Way in the Sky
Wed., Mar. 14 at 10 AM
2-Session Daytime Course
How did Christopher Columbus "sail the ocean blue in 1492" without GPS? Learn how seafarers guided their way around the world by celestial navigation and discover how the skies looked to sailors in the Smithsonian planetarium. Buy tickets>>
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An Eye on the Universe:
The Hubble Space Telescope
Sat., Mar. 24 at 10 AM
All-Day Seminar
Astrophysicist Mario Livio shows and describes the greatest achievements of the Hubble Space Telescope, including stellar birth and death, extrasolar planets, dark energy, dark matter, and ordinary matter, and what questions remain to be addressed. Buy tickets>>
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Food That's Out of This World
Thurs., Mar. 29 at 6:30 PM
Evening Seminar
This evening, explore the transformation of food in orbit from the popularization of Tang to the 180 different types of food on the menu and the science and technology that keep it edible. Vickie Kloeris, manager of NASA's Space Food Systems Laboratory, provides insights. Buy tickets>>
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