8 episodes

Uncover incredible mysteries, experiences, and wonder at The Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Naturally Curious Texas Monthly

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Uncover incredible mysteries, experiences, and wonder at The Houston Museum of Natural Science.

    8. Totality in Texas

    8. Totality in Texas

    The next solar eclipse is on April 8, 2024. We need to start planning for this “event of Biblical proportions” now, warns Dr. Carolyn Sumners, curator of Astronomy at The Houston Museum of Natural Science. One of the best places to see the eclipse will be in Texas, and Dr. Sumners shares her tips and tricks on where to go and how best to experience this amazing natural wonder. (TxDOT, are you ready?)

    • 24 min
    7. Hall of Poop

    7. Hall of Poop

    David Temple, curator of Paleontology at The Houston Museum of Natural Science, takes us on a tour of the prep lab and The Morian Hall of Paleontology as we discover “trace fossils”—things like fossilized poop, vomit, and tracks, which can tell us so much about what dinosaurs were up to before they met their fates.

    • 21 min
    6. Among Us

    6. Among Us

    Dr. Carolyn Sumners, curator of Astronomy, joins The Houston Museum of Natural Science interns in pondering the Big Questions: What things had to go right for Earth to be able to sustain life as we know it? Is our “example of one” all we’ll ever know? Or are aliens already walking among us? And, if invited, would you board an alien spacecraft?

    • 25 min
    5. Mission to Mars

    5. Mission to Mars

    Take a trip to the Moon and on to the “red planet” at The Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Expedition Center, one of the museum’s hidden gems. Ken Hayes, director of the Expedition Center, helps guide the “S.S. Legacy” space ship on our mission. Find out if we ran out of oxygen!

    • 14 min
    4. Cosmic Teen Vibes

    4. Cosmic Teen Vibes

    The Houston Museum of Natural Science interns are the lifeblood of the museum. During the summer months, they rule the museum’s “dungeon” area, running around behind the scenes and getting visitors excited about science. Meet these young innovators, hear about their award-winning science projects, and find out why young people like them are the future of science.

    • 23 min
    3. As Far as We Can See - the James Webb Telescope

    3. As Far as We Can See - the James Webb Telescope

    Take a journey through the cosmos with The Houston Museum of Natural Science and Will Yokely, an enthusiast of the James Webb telescope, who leads dazzling shows at the Burke Baker Planetarium and brings incredible galaxy adventures to kids through the museum’s traveling Discovery Dome. Learn more about the powerful machine’s latest cosmic discoveries as Yokely takes us out as far as we can see.

    • 19 min

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