Earth Observation Day – Earth Science Week
Celebrate National Earth Science Week with fun, all-ages activities included with Museum admission! Meet Dibblee Curator of Earth Science Jonathan Hoffman,
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Mineral Day – Earth Science Week
Celebrate National Earth Science Week with fun, all-ages activities included with Museum admission! Meet Dibblee Curator of Earth Science Jonathan Hoffman,
Happy Birthday, Tom Dibblee! Earth Science Week
Celebrate National Earth Science Week with fun, all-ages activities included with Museum admission! Meet Dibblee Curator of Earth Science Jonathan Hoffman,
Astronomy Talk: SPHEREx: NASA’s New 3D Cosmos-Mapping Machine
SPHEREx—launched on March 11, 2025—is the newest addition to NASA’s elite space telescope fleet. In its two-year baseline mission, it
Members Only – Cocktails with a Curator: Insect Collecting and Curating
RSVP required for all attendees by September 14. Free for Naturalist, Explorer, and Leadership Circles of Giving Members. $12 for Voyager
Lecture: Kush: Internationalism & Influence 900–650 BCE
Was the second kingdom of Kush a consumer or an active participant in Iron Age international style? Conflict and alliances
Black Holes, Supernovae, and the Runaway Universe
UC Berkeley Distinguished Professor of Astronomy Alex Filippenko, Ph.D., started as a student member of the Santa Barbara Astronomy Club*
New Frontiers in Astronomy Powered by the Rubin Observatory
Join us at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for a free public talk from leading figures in astronomy, presented
Astronomy on Tap
Please join us on Thursday, August 14, for Astronomy on Tap in the garden at M Special on State Street. The show will
Galactic Atmospheres & Galactic Rain
Looking at spiral galaxies like our own, the spiral disk of gas and stars hogs our focus. The big spherical
