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Catch up on news about upcoming events at the Discovery Center and in the world of space science with this quarter’s newsletter

For those who missed our latest SSF on September 4 (or if you’d like an encore presentation!), here is a recording of our presenter, Dr. Samantha Hauser, sharing her work with the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Learn how DNA analysis and conservation genetics help researchers protect a species and plan for its long-term success. You'll hear about lab methods, how conservation genetics help support endangered species, and Sam's STEM journey!

We’re excited to announce our topic and speaker for September’s Virtual Super Stellar Friday! On September 4 at 7:00 PM, as part of our continuing Celebration of Women in STEM, Dr. Samantha Hauser will be talking about her work with the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

Next Sunday August 30 we’re hosting a virtual event about Rube Goldberg and simple machines, then introducing our very own Rube Goldberg Machine DIY Challenge! Click here to view event information.

This summer, the Discovery Center took our monthly guest speaker series online. Our educator Dave McDonald kicked off our virtual Super Stellar Friday back in June, with his presentation on the summer solstice. In July, our Membership and Volunteer Coordinator, Katie Marinoff, put her math degree to use by talking about the Pythagorean theorem, and in August, our Education Director, Mirka Zapletal, shared her doctoral research on carnivores along the Louisiana coast.

In this all-ages virtual event, participants will use fossil evidence to study ancient organisms and reconstruct the past environments (ecosystems) where they lived—accompanied by live guidance from our Director of Education! ​ Sunday, August 2 at 2:00 PM, on Facebook Live. Read this post to learn more.

The goal of the Artemis Program is "to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024... hopefully making advances that will allow us to someday send humans to Mars."​

Learn more about this history-making project in an exclusive virtual chat with speaker Patricia Moore, Museum Liaison for NASA's Deep Space Exploration Division!​ Click here to learn more about this upcoming virtual event, Tuesday, August 11 at 2:00 PM.

Join us Friday, August 7 at 7:00 PM as we explore the impact of climate change on local ecosystems in the next Virtual Super Stellar Friday!

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

In this first-person article, follow along as Juliette Lee, a marine science instructor at Catalina Island Marine Institute, shares her interests, professional journey, and insights on the relationship between environmental conservation and public policy.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Jess Phoenix is a vulcanologist—a geologist specializing in volcanoes—as well as an ecological activist and advocate, who also recently ran for a seat in U.S. Congress. Learn more about this dynamic STEM woman here.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Katie Marinoff is the Discovery Center’s Membership & Volunteer Coordinator, and resident mathematician! In case you missed it, here is a recording of her recent presentation for Super Stellar Friday, about Pythagorean geometry.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Dr. Katie Bouman is an associate professor at the California Institute of Technology. She is a part of the Event Horizon Telescope team that in 2019 released the first ever image of a black hole. Click here to read more about this scientist and her pioneering work!

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Maria Skidmore is a college student and one of the Discovery Center’s 2020 Summer STEM interns. Learn more about her experiences as an emerging STEM professional here.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Rosemary Mosco is a naturalist and science writer whose making biology more fun and approachable with her nature comics, art, and children’s books.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

In this post, we’ll learn about—and from—local research ecologist (and creator of ice storms!) Dr. Lindsey Rustad.