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March 16, 2010
California
Dennis Jenkins spent 30 years sending shuttles into space. Now he’s helping the California Science Center build its Endeavour display.
March 17, 2014
Reader photo: Afternoon at the Science Center
May 23, 2013
Lori Worley shot this photo, which looks like it came straight out of a science-fiction movie, during a trip to the California Science Center on April 23.
Travel & Experiences
The hands-on exhibits at the new Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana encourage experimentation--but children find it looks and feels like playing.
Dec. 16, 1998
Archives
Try explaining soil erosion to a kid and it usually winds up like this: “As water moves across the Earth, it exerts forces that can be very slight, yet compounded over many yearsitcanhave-agreateffectonhowz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z. . . .”
Dec. 14, 1998
Just-opened museum reaches out to public in new ways.
Feb. 8, 1998
Entertainment & Arts
Worlds of germs, giants and other wonders at science museum
April 27, 1997
Ten years after a now-retired South Los Angeles state senator pushed through the necessary legislation, a science-focused neighborhood elementary school is taking shape in Exposition Park.
Feb. 5, 2002
Hands-on museums growing in popularity across the land.