Come watch the sunset on the Pacific Ocean and the moon rise over the Golden Gate Bridge from the dramatic landscape of Point Bonita in the Marin Headlands.
How did the fear of Russia save Sweeney Ridge? Find out as you hike with one of the most knowledgeable guides in town, Nike missile veteran David Bridgman.
Come join us at West Peak, the true summit of Mt. Tam, on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2:30-5pm for an epic sing-along that will be the climax in a new video directed by local filmmaker Gary Yost to help support the launch of the effort to restore the site of the old Air Force Station. We'll be singing the chorus of the song "The Way It's Supposed to Be" written expressly for the restoration effort by Dore Coller of Mill Valley.
Do you ever wish we could look back in time? We can, by studying the cosmic microwave background (CMB), which reveals the fiery early universe when it was only 0.003% of its present age. This talk will show how studying the CMB allows us to learn about the origin, composition, and ultimate fate of the universe.
A total solar eclipse is one of nature‰ЫЄs most magnificent spectacles. On August 21, 2017, for the first time in 38 years, the very narrow path of a total solar eclipse falls across the continental US. Come learn about total solar eclipses and how to view this one!
Besides Earth, several planetary bodies in our solar systems are recognized as having the potential to host primitive forms of life. This talk will describe why and how NASA plans to search for life on Mars and the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
Enjoy a screening under the stars of the 2013 film Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts who are stranded in space after the mid-orbit destruction of their space shuttle, and their subsequent attempt to return to Earth.
