CSE programs cover a range of opportunities for you to become involved in learning more about the Sun and its various aspects—cutting-edge NASA science, ancient observatories, and cultural connections. You can join us for one of our annual web casts from around the world that are part of Sun-Earth Day’s changing themes (Eclipse, Venus Transit, Space Weather). We invite you to become a Solar Week participant and spend a week engaged in Sun curriculum, games and activities, and get your questions answered by solar scientists. Learn more about one of our newest programs, the NSF-funded Cosmic Serpent, which looks for commonalities between Native American and Western science. Visit us often to see what we’ve added to our program listings.
Sun-Earth Day: Each year, the NASA Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum coordinates education and public outreach events highlighting NASA Sun-Earth Connection research and discoveries. Past Sun-Earth Day events have focused on a variety of exciting Sun-related events - including total solar eclipses, the Transit of Venus, ancient observatories, auroras and the spring equinox - to engage K-12 schools and the general public in space science activities, demonstrations, and opportunities to get to know space scientists (link).
Cosmic Serpent: A partnership between the Indigenous Education Institute and the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory- is an NSF-funded professional development project working to increase the capacity of museum practitioners to bridge Native and Western science learning in informal settings. Cosmic Serpent explores commonalities and differences between Western and Native science, taking into account that Native cultures have, over millennia, developed ways of knowing that are highly adapted, interconnected, and enduring. Each knowledge system informs the practice of science and its role in society in a fundamental way, and the commonalities can provide a framework for developing mutually inclusive learning experiences in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) (link).
Hispanic/Mayan Outreach: We offer a number of programs targeted to reach Hispanic and Mayan populations.
Webcasts: Since 1999, a team of Exploratorium and NASA heliophysics experts have adeptly captured and broadcast total solar eclipses and other celestial events live over the internet from locales all around the planet. The thrills of live viewership can be yours even if you can't travel to the perfect place to take in these major celestial events. Thanks to satellite technology, you can watch it from your local planetarium or museum - or even at home at your computer!
More Programs: We feature many other exciting programs featuring the Sun and its relationship to the Earth. Check back often.