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  • Astronomy Night – Sci-Fi MOVIE NIGHT- APOLLO 13

    Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA 2 Cushing Dr, United States

    Jul 28, 7:30pm — Sci-Fi MOVIE NIGHT- APOLLO 13 1995 award winning film dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission. Screening followed by expose of “fake” science in the […]

  • Flight

    Confirmation Code: OMRDLO Anne Elisabeth Komer Seat: 17A Ticket: 2792102115734 Frequent Flyer: B6 2042461806 Lars Drew Jensen Seat: 17B Ticket: 2792102115735 Frequent Flyer: B6 2043238045

  • Flight

    Confirmation Code: OMRDLO Anne Elisabeth Komer Seat: 16D Ticket: 2792102115734 Frequent Flyer: B6 2042461806 Lars Drew Jensen Seat: 16F Ticket: 2792102115735 Frequent Flyer: B6 2043238045

  • Astronomy Night – The Modern Origins Story – Eliot Quataert

    Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA 2 Cushing Dr, United States

    Aug 18, 8:00pm — The Modern Origins StoryEliot Quataert, Professor of Astronomy,UC BerkeleyOur story begins in the remarkably simple early universe, devoid of thecomplexity around us today. Come learn how the universe […]

  • Astronomy Night – Searching for Aliens, Finding Ourselves – Jill Tarter

    Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA 2 Cushing Dr, United States

    Sep 15, 7:30pm — Searching for Aliens, Finding OurselvesJill Tarter, Research Chair, SETIInstituteAre we alone? Humans have been asking this question throughout history. Sincethe middle of the 20th century, we have […]

  • Astronomy Night – Gravitational Waves and the Glow of Cosmic Gold – Daniel Kasen

    Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA 2 Cushing Dr, United States

    Oct 13, 7:00pm — Gravitational Waves and the Glow ofCosmic GoldDaniel Kasen, Assoc. Professor ofAstronomy, UC BerkeleyIn October 2017, Earthlings detected gravitational waves — ripples in thefabric of space-time — from […]

  • Astronomy Nights – The Largest 3D Maps of Our Universe

    Mt Theater, Mt Tam State Park, Mill Valley, CA 2 Park Ter, United States

    The Largest 3D Maps of Our Universe Dr. Josh Dillon, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Astronomy Department, UC Berkeley The last century has seen a revolution in our understanding of the cosmos, including […]

  • Astronomy Nights – Gravitational Lensing: Bends in Space-time

    Mt Theater, Mt Tam State Park, Mill Valley, CA 2 Park Ter, United States

    Gravitational Lensing: Bends in Space-time Fatima Abdurrahman, Doctoral Candidate, Astronomy Department, UC Berkeley 100 years ago, Einstein predicted that light rays would deviate from straight-line paths in the space near […]

  • Astronomy Nights – Cassini’s Spectacular Final Year at Saturn

    Mt Theater, Mt Tam State Park, Mill Valley, CA 2 Park Ter, United States

    Cassini's Spectacular Final Year at Saturn Dr. Matthew Tiscareno, Senior Research Scientist, SETI Institute Cassini’s 13-year exploration of Saturn stands as the most successful interplanetary mission in NASA history. Its […]

  • Astronomy Nights – Astrobiology Under Our Feet & Out to the Stars

    Mt Theater, Mt Tam State Park, Mill Valley, CA 2 Park Ter, United States

    Astrobiology Under Our Feet & Out to the Stars Dr. Penelope Boston, Director, NASA Astrobiology Institute, NASA Ames Research Center The Age of Astrobiology has begun. We have a whole […]

  • Astronomy Nights – MISSION: MARS

    Mt Theater, Mt Tam State Park, Mill Valley, CA 2 Park Ter, United States

    MISSION: MARS Dr. Pascal Lee, Planetary Scientist, Mars & SETI Institutes We are making progress globally—from the Arctic to Antarctica, from underground labs to the International Space Station—to achieve the […]

  • Astronomy Nights – SCI-FI MOVIE NIGHT: THE MARTIAN

    Mt Theater, Mt Tam State Park, Mill Valley, CA 2 Park Ter, United States

    SCI-FI MOVIE NIGHT: THE MARTIAN 2015 film starring Matt Damon depicts the struggles of an astronaut left behind on Mars as he awaits rescue. Post-screening discussion by Jeffrey Silverman of […]

  • Astronomy Nights – Illuminating Dark Matter

    Mt Theater, Mt Tam State Park, Mill Valley, CA 2 Park Ter, United States

    Illuminating Dark Matter Robert McGehee, Doctoral Candidate, Physics Department, UC Berkeley Dark matter is the cosmic parent of all vast structures in the night sky, including our own Milky Way […]