A plate Tectonic Puzzle   Degree Program MAT Program Overview   Course Spring Seminars 2011   Course Spring 2014   Course Spring Seminars 2007 Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Lloyd Kaufman - New York University The Moon IllusionTuesday, January 23, 2007 Dan Britt - University of... Blog Post October Programs Kick Off with Tonight’s SciCafe October is here, and the fall season is in full swing at the Museum. October 1, 2014 Blog Post Leap Day, Explained Why does February get an extra day every four years? Jackie Faherty, a research scientist in the Museum's Department of Astrophysics,... February 29, 2016 Blog Post Astronauts Share Details From Era-Ending Shuttle Mission with Museum Visitors Hundreds of visitors gathered in the Museum’s Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe on Tuesday morning to meet the four... August 17, 2011 Blog Post Recipes for Eruption Museum researchers use different combinations of heat, pressure, and rocks to uncover the science behind volcanic eruptions. April 21, 2015 Blog Post New Solar Satellite Delivers First Images In April 2010, NASA released the first collection of images taken by its newest solar spacecraft, the Solar Dynamics Observatory... April 30, 2010 Blog Post SKY REPORTER: Record Setting Asteroid Encounter Highlights for February 2013, including information about the 2012 DA14 asteroid encounter. February 1, 2013 Blog Post Meet Me in Madagascar: Part Three The last in a series, this post features the work of Museum scientists studying chameleons living today and fossil vertebrates—from... August 27, 2013