An exploration of what we know about the climate crisis, how we know it, and what we still need to learn.  Free, tickets required.

Join us for a live chat about stars and exoplanets, featuring experts from the Museum. Bring your questions and tune in on our STEM in 30 Facebook page. Submit questions in advance on Facebook, or send them to us on...

Michael Werner, the Spitzer Project Scientist for over 30 years, discusses Spitzer’s technical innovations and the scientific advances they enabled.

A century ago there was a "Great Debate" among astronomers if galaxies exist. Today, a new debate has arisen: How old is the Universe? Join Wendy Freedman, John and Marion Sullivan University Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, as she explores the options in this newest and most fascinating question.  

Sheperd Doeleman, founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, he talks about how his team accomplished the historic achievement was of imaging a black hole.

This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. For three decades thousands of astronomers from around the world have exploited the remarkable capabilities of the telescope and its scientific instruments to revolutionize our understanding of the universe.