Families, science buffs and makers of all ages will celebrate astronomy, science and the joys of making things at CSM’s popular Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace on Saturday, September 30 from 2 – 11 pm.
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Sep 20 2017
Oct 5 2016
College of San Mateo will host the Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace on October 8 from 2-11 pm. As part of National Astronomy Day, the festival welcomes the community to learn more about astronomy, science and the wonders of the universe.
May 4 2016
On Monday, May 9, 2016, the transit of Mercury begins at 6:06 am and ends at 11:42 am, local time. Courtesy of CSM’s Astronomy Department and the San Mateo County Astronomical Society (SMCAS), solar telescopes will be set up at two on-campus locations for public viewing of the transit from 7-11:45 am.
Oct 5 2015
On Saturday, October 17, from 2-11 pm, College of San Mateo (CSM) hosts Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace, a celebration of science for all ages. As part of National Astronomy Day, the festival welcomes the community to learn more about astronomy, science and the wonders of the universe.
Sep 23 2014
As part of National Astronomy Day, the festival welcomes the community to learn more about astronomy, science and the wonders of the universe.
Sep 23 2013
On Saturday, October 12, from 2-11 pm, College of San Mateo hosts Family Science & Astronomy Festival. The day’s events include planetarium shows, telescope viewing of the night sky, science demonstrations by CSM science faculty and hands-on workshops for children and adults.
Oct 3 2012
On Saturday, October 20, from 2-11 pm, College of San Mateo hosts the Family Science & Astronomy Festival. The day’s events include planetarium shows, telescope viewing of the night sky, science demonstrations by CSM science faculty and hands-on workshops for children and adults.
Oct 17 2011
On Saturday, November 5, from 2-11 pm, College of San Mateo will participate in the Bay Area Science Festival when it hosts the Family Science & Astronomy Festival. The day’s events include planetarium shows, telescope viewing of the night sky, science demonstrations by CSM science faculty and hands-on workshops for children and adults.
Jun 30 2011
CSM student Luis Alvarez is about to embark on what may be the ultimate hand’s-on homework assignment: this 20-year-old astrophysicist major from San Mateo is preparing to spend three weeks in the subfreezing landscape of the Arctic Circle as part of an astronomical research project.
