Make a MESS with Us on May 21!
Get messy with art and science at Kaleideum’s MESStival on May 21.
Women in (Astronomy) History
By Bruce Gavett, Planetarium Volunteer March is Women’s History Month, and this week we’re going to spotlight two prominent women astronomers of the 20th Century. Many important discoveries in science were made by women, but for a variety of reasons they were...Literacy Fair, Sponsored by Triad Kids Dental, Offers Free Admission
Kaleideum, in partnership with A Bed and a Book and supported by Triad Kids Dental, is offering a Literacy Fair at Kaleideum North from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturday, March 12. “With this generous sponsorship from Triad Kids Dental, we are excited to be able to offer free...
60th Anniversary of John Glenn’s Historic Orbital Flight
By Bruce Gavett, Planetarium Volunteer Today, human space flight has become almost routine. The International Space Station (ISS) is manned continuously with astronauts and cosmonauts traveling to and from in both Soyuz and SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Elon Musk, Jeff...
Kaleideum at Home: Marble Painting
Kaleideum at Home: Marble Painting Young children, much like cats, love to move objects around and observe what happens. Rolling a toy down the steps, watching a ball bounce, or testing if an object will sink or float — this is all science, and the more children can...
What is Ammonium Nitrate?
By Shari Brady On Monday January 31, a fire broke out at Winston Weaver Fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, NC and the potential for an explosion is still possible as of Wednesday Feb 2. Ammonium nitrate is produced as small porous pellets called “prills” and is one of...
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...