A Solar Eclipse Across America
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Everything you need to know about watching the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, at the Academy or at home.
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Sparking Regeneration With Indigenous Science
Discover the age-old, ecologically important tradition of cultural burning with the North Fork Mono Tribe.
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere
How does the Sun's magnetic field drive the heating of its 10,000-degree chromosphere and million-degree corona?
Rocket Road Trip
Tour the amazing discoveries of space exploration to visit your favorite planets, moons, and more.
Un eclipse solar a través de América
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¡Un eclipse solar importante viene a América del norte!
Stars Forming Everywhere!
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The luminous heart of the galaxy M61 as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope, with spiral arms studded with ruby-red patches of light—tell-tale signs of recent star formation!
Stars are born! Like, lots of them! How do astronomers figure out what’s going on in distant galaxies?
The Barbenheimer Star and Exploding White Dwarfs
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A visualization of a computational model showing the explosion of a white dwarf, taken from the California Academy of Science planetarium show, Spark: The Universe in Us.
Observing the Universe is full of surprises and results can be explosive when stars reach the end of their life.
Brown Dwarf Aurorae
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This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!
Brown dwarf W1935 exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!
Hunting the Green Monster
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Cassiopeia A is one astronomical object that looks exactly like what it is—a star that exploded 350 years ago!
California Academy of Sciences engages teens in climate advocacy with Youth Action for the Planet
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