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Science is cool!

Meet the authors of 'Weather Facts and Fun'

On Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., WMUR TV-9 meteorologist Josh Judge and award-winning New Hampshire science teacher Kathe Cussen will host a special night about weather forecasting at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive. Visitors will discover interesting new facts about weather and astronomy, and what ideal conditions are for good sky watching. Judge and Cussen have… 0

December 15, 2009
At the Discovery Center

Yay for mosaics!

Six banner murals made of glass mosaic tiles were recently installed at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive, thanks to the Percent for Art Program. The program, enacted by the Legislature, ensures that all forms of visual arts and crafts have an integral and important role in state construction… 0

November 3, 2009
Opening on Sept. 26

All the black hole fun that you ever wanted

"Black Holes: Space Warps and Time Twists," a new hands-on exhibition on one of the most mysterious objects in the universe, opens at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive, on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. Science and science fiction enthusiasts alike will delight in exploring the nature of these powerful, dangerous objects that are capable of bending time and space. The… 0

September 22, 2009
New observatory dome!

Can you think of a better reason to party?

With the flick of a switch, the 58-inch plasma screen will come alive Sept. 4, featuring images from the new observatory telescope at the grand opening of the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center's new observatory dome at 2 Institute Drive. The dome houses two telescopes for viewing day and nighttime skies. The primary telescope, a Celestron 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain, uses a Celestron… 0

September 1, 2009