Tuesday, September 6, 2022 7:00 PM  8:00 PM Through the last 70 million years the Colorado River has evolved, changed its flow direction, and added tributaries. And our geologic understanding of the rivers history is also changing. Ancestors to the modern river system could only have come into being after the withdrawal of the Western […]

Many Colorado River runners find themselves drawn to the geology cut by the river. It is easy to become fascinated by the different strata, their colors, and how they shape the canyon walls that bound the river. But the geology of the river is more than a rock record. It is a biological treatise of […]

What’s better than stargazing? Stargazing AND beer! Join us on Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00pm for Beerstronomy, a night of constellation tours, stargazing, and brews from Historic Brewing Company. A special commemorative beer glass and two rounds of beer come free with every ticket purchase! Guests must be 21+ years of age with a valid […]

Once-In-A-Lifetime Event Buy Tickets Be a part of NASA’s first-ever planetary defense test mission! DART, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, is NASA’s first mission to demonstrate asteroid deflection by a kinetic impactor. On September 26th, NASA will be smashing a spacecraft into the smaller member of the binary asteroid system Didymos.  NASA has partnered […]

Every year, monarch butterflies fly through Arizona on their fall migration. Gail Morris shares the newest findings of the Southwest Monarch Study tagging and monitoring, a Citizen Science program.

Most biodiversity of modern vertebrate communities is made up of small animals. Join Adam Marsh as he opens a window into the hidden biodiversity of the Triassic, revealing the early evolution of living animal groups like amphibians, mammals, lizards, crocodilians, birds, and their closest extinct ancestors.

To celebrate International Astronomy Day, we’re offering free general admission for all Coconino County residents on October 1, 2022! Join us for science talks, tours, stargazing, and more. Sponsored by our friends at Findlay Toyota Flagstaff.

NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the Moon with NASA’s Artemis missions. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars. Join Patricia Moore, NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate’s Outreach Strategist […]