AN EVENT
DINOSAURS & DISASTERS: A Fun Family Day with Scientists
February 7, 2009, 9:30 am-4:30 pm, Morrill Hall, UNL City CampusExperience a full day of discovery with three floors of hands-on activities with scientists! The theme will reflect Changes Over Time. Visitors are encouraged to bring a rock or fossil for identification. We will also be showing the Fulldome show, Origins of Life, in Mueller Planetarium. Hosted by the University of Nebraska State Museum and UNL Department of Geosciences.
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PLANETARIUM CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
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2 pm - The Little Star That Could
Young audiences can follow an average yellow star as he learns about stars and planets. |
3 pm - Black Holes
Explore these strange and exotic places in the universe. |
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| In 1962, paleontologists uncovered the rarest of fossils in Nebraska: two mammoths tangled in a death grip by their long tusks. But what made these peaceful titans fight? And why did they die together? Go on a quest to unravel the mystery in this NET Television-produced segment. |
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Construction has begun at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park on a new 17,200 square-feet facility to allow the excavation and protection of many more fossils buried there. Visit Ashfall Fossil Beds » |
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Planetarium audiences can now experience immersive high-tech adventures in a true 360 degree theater.
RESOURCES
DISCOVERY SHOP
The Discovery Shop is located on the main floor of Morrill Hall. We specialize in unique gifts and souvenirs for the entire family such as natural history related toys & games, dinosaur and ancient mammal figures, plush animals, rock and mineral items, t-shirts, books, spectacular jewelry and much more!
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 am-4:30 pm, Sun 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
For information: (402) 472-0090
