Library success story in Lafayette Nov 8, 2009
Chabot Space and Science Center. Commonwealth Club of California. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
NASA rocket on crash course with moon Oct 9, 2009
-- The Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland will open its doors to the public at 3 a.m. and show a video feed from NASA starting at 3:30 a.m. continuing through to the 4:30 a.m. impact. Images from Chabot's large reflecting telescopes will be fed online at. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Oakland budget measures go before voters Jul 18, 2009
Half the funds would go to the convention center and the rest would go to tourism-related activities: the zoo, the Oakland Museum, the Chabot Space and Science Center, and the city's cultural arts programs and festivals. This year it would generate an additional $2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
'Reflections': Mirror exhibits at Exploratorium Jul 2, 2009
Once used by NASA for a flight simulator, the enormous mirror comes to the Exploratorium via the Chabot Space and Science Center, and it greets - and entrances - visitors to the museum's latest exhibition, "Reflections.". "Can you shake hands with yourself?" his father asks, unconsciously invoking a classic Exploratorium exhibit in which you can extend your hand toward a curved mirror and feel as though your reflected double is reaching back to shake hands. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A Thank You to Cal's Corporate Sponsors May 8, 2009
Dear Friend of Cal Athletics. As 2008 comes to a close, I would like to thank all of our incredible fans for their support so far this season. (Calbears.com)
The World Is Our Lab May 2, 2009
Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland. The Beyond Blastoff exhibit lets you try out astronaut exercise gear and space tools. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Public invited to a weekend of star-gazing Apr 3, 2009
-- In Oakland, the Chabot Space and Science Center will provide free telescope viewing Friday and Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.. -- In Berkeley, the university's Lawrence Hall of Science will mount telescopes on its plaza for visitors from 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Proposed hotel tax a positive step for Oakland Mar 6, 2009
Both the city's Chabot Space and Science Center and Oakland Museum of California attracted more than 150,000 visitors last year and the 8-year-old science center - with three working telescopes - is the largest public observatory in the nation. In addition, both venues offer educational programs to thousands of students each year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
