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Explorer 1 Satellite Launch
On January 31, 1958, the United States finally became a competitor in the Space Race.
March: Women’s History Month
The Cosmosphere will highlight amazing women who impacted the history of space and STEM fields throughout the month of March
Get a Free Experiment Kit with Very Special Basil Seeds
We recently sent a payload attached to a balloon to the edge of space above the Armstrong limit.
Inquiry-Based Science Activities to Launch in Your Classroom
TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS: Join Cosmosphere’s Education Team for CosmoCon: Titan Teacher Training — inquiry-based science activities to launch in your
Ed Dwight, NASA’s First African American Astronaut Candidate
In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting the Kansas-born man NASA selected as its first African American astronaut candidate.
Spring into STEM: 2023 Spring Break Camp
7th-12th graders can train with an astronaut this spring break!
Happy Lunar New Year!
A number of cultures use, or have used, the lunisolar calendar. Measuring time this way, the second new moon after
It’s Volta Day! Celebrate Batteries, Energy, and More at the Cosmosphere
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1799. We wanted to celebrate his birthday on the closest school day,
Ring in the Holidays with the Salvation Army and Polar Express!
Ring in the Holidays! It’s that time of year, when the The Polar Express rolls into the Carey Digital Dome
