Posts Tagged ‘Chabot Space and Science Center’
Oakland rapper Jahi holds lecture on the history of Hip-Hop
During his lecture at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland on Friday night, Oakland rapper Jahi cited a rhyme from artist Erykah Badu: “I was born underwater With three dollars and six dimes You may laugh, but you did not do your math.” “Three dollars and six dimes is 360 degrees,” Jahi explained…
Read MoreOnce in a blue moon: Super Blood Blue Moon draws fans to Chabot
On January 31, over 100 people gathered on the observatory deck at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland to witness the rare spectacle of the Super Blood Blue Moon.
Read MoreTwelve new interactive exhibits planned at Chabot Space and Science Center
The Chabot Space and Science Center recently broke ground on a $2 million addition aimed at encouraging visitors to explore the natural surroundings of the center.
Read MorePanel discusses “Women Breaking the Mold” in the film, animation and game development industries
Four leading women artists in the film, animation and game industries led the opening night of the Bay Area International Children’s Film Festival.
Read MoreSpace fans gather at Chabot Space and Science Center to watch last shuttle launch
The patch on John Tulloch’s black hat has the insignia from the final mission of the Discovery space shuttle—a stitched picture of a shuttle blasting off into the stars, with a tail of red flames following, against a dark blue half-globe in the background. He’s wearing a black polo shirt like the ones worn by…
Read MoreAfrica Channel reveals lost lineage for guests at launch party
About 200 people attended the long delayed launch celebration for the Africa Channel-a digital station that focuses entirely on Africa programming- Tuesday night at Oakland’s Chabot Space Center. At the event, an Africa Channel executive announced the results of DNA tests revealing the ancestries of three African-American attendees.
Read MoreNew exhibit helps celebrity scientist teach climate change
The Chabot Space and Science Center will take on climate change in a big way this month when it opens a new exhibit with the help of a little scientific star power. Science educator Bill Nye, popularly known as “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” came to Chabot on Friday to introduce the new “Bill Nye’s Climate Lab,” which opens to the public on November 20.
Read MoreA night hike through the cosmos
A simulated walk through the solar system takes hikers through a roughly four-mile loop in the East Bay Regional Parks, starting at the Chabot Space and Science Center and ending in the dark.
Read MoreCrowd gathers at Chabot to see NASA’s rocket and probe crash into moon
After nearly four months of spaceflight, the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission sacrificed itself for science Friday morning and the audience at Oakland’s Chabot Space and Science Center experienced the impact live.
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