Day of Remembrance – Apollo 1 Crew Honored Today
By Bruce Gavett Fifty five years ago on Thursday (January 27, 1967), NASA’s Apollo program got off to a very rocky start. The Apollo program was moving along and President Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade was in sight. Then tragedy...
Calling All Innovators! Come to the Engineering Festival on February 26
The public is invited to join Kaleideum for a day of innovation at the museum during Kaleideum’s premiere Engineering Festival on Saturday, February 26, from 10 am-2 pm at Kaleideum North (400 W Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC). The festival will cap off a weeklong...
Snow Volcanoes!
An underwater volcano near Tonga erupted on Sunday with what is most likely the largest recorded eruption anywhere on the planet in more than 30 years! Dramatic images of the eruption in real time captured the huge plume of ash and steam as it spewed over 12 miles...
Don’t Be Afraid To Look Up!
By Bruce Gavett, Planetarium Volunteer There’s been a lot of press lately about asteroids, comets and meteors potentially hitting Earth. The good news is that NASA knows of zero asteroids large enough to do meaningful damage on Earth that are on a collision course in...
Kaleideum’s Winter Wonderland Weekend is December 10-12
Kaleideum’s Winter Wonderland Weekend includes Festive Family Friday, Breakfast with Santa, Holidays Around the World, and Elf Workshop.