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Thursday's #MicrobeWeek activity for #MinersInTheMaking we talked about and made #SuperHeroes who save people and then made #MicrobeSuperheroes to protect the environment. Another fun activity from #NISENetwork #MissouriS&T
October 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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You can still sign up for today's online workshop: Inspiring Ideas for Interpreting Data w/Artwork, 9/29 at 2pm E/11am P

#onlineworkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #NASA #STEAM #dataandArt #InterpretiveArt #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Inspiring Ideas for Interpreting Scientific Data with Artwork | NISE Network
Online workshop highlighting some of the inspiring ways that scientific data can be interpreted with artwork.
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September 29, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Congrats to @porcello.bsky.social & all this year's ASTC 2026 Leading Edge Award winners! We are honored to have you as collaborators & partners.
#astc2026 #roylshaferleadingedgeaward #leadingedgeaward #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Seven individuals stand in a group, the one in the center holds an award made of glass while all others hold up yellow signs with line art of the center person's face.
September 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Thank you to all the amazing staff & volunteers that made this year's 2026 ASTC Conference possible, and thank you to everyone who connected with us throughout the conference!
#ASTC #ASTC2026 #NISENet #NISENetwork #Museums #Planetariums #InformalScience #ScienceCenters #ChildrensMuseums
ASTC 2026 Annual Conference | NISE Network
The NISE Network will have activities including a booth at the ASTC 2026 conference.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Next online workshop 9/29: Inspiring Ideas for Interpreting Scientific Data with Artwork, 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific!
#OnlineWorkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #NASA #STEAMLearning #dataandart #interpretiveart #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Inspiring Ideas for Interpreting Scientific Data with Artwork | NISE Network
Online workshop highlighting some of the inspiring ways that scientific data can be interpreted with artwork.
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September 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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See your NISE Network friends throughout the ASTC Conference next week! Start by joining us at our networking event, 9/16, 5pm local time at Arizona Wilderness.

#astc26 #astcannualconference #nisenet #planetarium #nisenetwork #museums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
A flyer advertising the NISE Network's Networking event at the ASTC Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Text at the top reads "Join fellow NISE Network members at we gather together informally" with an image below showing an outdoor seating area under a canopy.
September 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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@exploratorium.bsky.social invites museums to share their free live telescope coverage of this week's (11/12) total solar eclipse in Spain!
#TotalSolarEclipse #SolarEclipse #Eclipse #livestream #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Eclipse | Exploratorium
Watch and learn about the incredible natural phenomenon of an eclipse.
www.exploratorium.edu
August 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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TOMORROW (8/11) online workshop: Ready for Roman - Resources for Celebrating the Launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with @stsci.edu & NASA Goddard!
#NASA #romanlaunch #NancyGraceRoman #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums
Online Workshop: Ready for Roman - Resources for Celebrating the Launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | NISE Network
Online Workshop focused on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, including details about the telescope, the science behind it, and a collection of public engagement resources to support educators ...
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August 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Join us next Tuesday, 8/11, 2pm Eastern; we'll learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with experts from the @stsci.edu & NASA Goddard!
#NASA #romanlaunch #NancyGraceRoman #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Ready for Roman - Resources for Celebrating the Launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | NISE Network
Online Workshop focused on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, including details about the telescope, the science behind it, and a collection of public engagement resources to support educators ...
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August 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Recording available - online workshop: Practical Approaches to Immersive Digital Experiences in Museums #ImmersiveExperiences #immersiveexhibits #DigitalExperiences #immersivedigitalexperiences #aim #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums
Online Workshop: Practical Approaches to Immersive Digital Experiences in Museums | NISE Network
Online workshop focusing on best practices and standards around immersive experiences that can be shared and implemented across different venues.
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July 31, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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@exploratorium.bsky.social invites museums to share their free live telescope coverage of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse from Villalibado, Spain!

#eclipse #TotalSolarEclipse #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Eclipse | Exploratorium
Watch and learn about the incredible natural phenomenon of an eclipse.
www.exploratorium.edu
July 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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The Astro Society will host Astronomy@250 August 27-29, a virtual conference celebrating 250 years of astronomy in the US! Early bird registration ends July 31st.
#astrosociety #astronomy #America250 #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
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July 29, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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Get out your Invisibility Cloak activity, because 7/31 is Harry Potter's birthday!!! 🎉🎂🥳 Explore refraction, talk new tech & watch our invisibility cloak film.
#HappyBirthdayHarryPotter #invisibilitycloak #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseums
Exploring Nano & Society - Invisibility Cloak | NISE Network
In this activity, learners explore how refraction can be used to make a glass stir rod "disappear" in a cup of baby oil, while having conversations about new technologies.
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July 29, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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The first Saturday of August is National Sand Castle Day! 🏖️ 🏰 Pull out your Exploring Products: Nano Sand activity!
#NationalSandcastleDay #nanotechnology #nanosand #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Exploring Products - Nano Sand | NISE Network
In this activity, learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with nano sand and regular sand.
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July 29, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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Are you Ready for Roman? Join us 8/11, 2pm Eastern, to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope!
#onlineworkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #NASA #romanlaunch #NancyGraceRoman #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Ready for Roman - Resources for Celebrating the Launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | NISE Network
Online Workshop focused on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, including details about the telescope, the science behind it, and a collection of public engagement resources to support educators ...
nisenet.org
July 29, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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It's not too late to register for our 7/21 online workshop: Immersive Digital Experiences, 2pm Eastern!
#onlineworkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #ImmersiveExperiences #immersiveexhibits #DigitalExperiences #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Practical Approaches to Immersive Digital Experiences in Museums | NISE Network
Online workshop focusing on best practices and standards around immersive experiences that can be shared and implemented across different venues.
nisenet.org
July 21, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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7/22 is World Brain Day; “Brain Health: Access For All.” Learn how you can raise awareness & promote advocacy related to brain health.
#WorldBrainDay #brainhealth #worldfederationofneurology #neuroscience #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
World Brain Day - Background
World Brain Day - Background
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July 21, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Happy Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing!!! 🚀🌕👨‍🚀 Learn more about the Moon on our Moon resources page: www.nisenet.org/moon

#moonlanding #Apollo11 #firststepsonthemoon #moon #NASA #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseumhouston
Moon | NISE Network
A compilation of resources for engaging the public in the Moon, the Moon Landing 50th Anniversary, the Apollo missions, and the Artemis missions.
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July 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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7/21 online workshop: Immersive Digital Experiences, 2pm E, w/@museumofscience.bsky.social, @creativitymuseum.bsky.social, & U Calgary!
#immersiveexperience #immersiveexhibits #DigitalExperiences #AIM #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Practical Approaches to Immersive Digital Experiences in Museums | NISE Network
Online workshop focusing on best practices and standards around immersive experiences that can be shared and implemented across different venues.
nisenet.org
July 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Register for our 7/21 online workshop: Practical Approaches to Immersive Digital Experiences in Museums, 2pm Eastern
#ImmersiveExperiences #ImmersiveExhibits #DigitalExperiences #ImmersiveDigitalExperiences #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Practical Approaches to Immersive Digital Experiences in Museums | NISE Network
Online workshop focusing on best practices and standards around immersive experiences that can be shared and implemented across different venues.
nisenet.org
June 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Ready for Roman? Join us 8/11, 2pm Eastern to learn about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with @stsci.edu & NASA Goddard
#onlineworkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #NASA #romanlaunch #NancyGraceRoman #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Online Workshop: Ready for Roman - Resources for Celebrating the Launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | NISE Network
Online Workshop focused on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, including details about the telescope, the science behind it, and a collection of public engagement resources to support educators ...
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June 24, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: Maine Discovery Museum Wins IMLS National Medal for Museums and Library Service! Learn more: nisenet.org/blog/post/ma...
#mainediscoverymuseum #bangormaine #IMLS #nisenetwork #nisenet #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Maine Discovery Museum Wins IMLS National Medal for Museums and Library Service | NISE Network
In February 2026, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced its 2025 winners of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Among the short list of ten awarded institutions ...
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June 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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Asteroid Day is 6/30; get out your Exploring the Solar System: Asteroid Mining activity! No kit? No problem! Download & print sheets from our site free. Just add your markers & participants!
#AsteroidDay #nisenet #nisenetwork #museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Exploring the Solar System: Asteroid Mining | NISE Network
In this activity, learners imagine the challenges and opportunities of asteroid mining by drawing their own asteroid mining machines.
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June 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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It's National Mosquito Control Awareness Week; one question: Should We Engineer the Mosquito? Explore this engaging forum! #NationalMosquitoControlAwarenessWeek #buildingwithbiology #syntheticbiology #Semiquincentennial #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Should We Engineer the Mosquito? Forum | NISE Network
Building with Biology public forum where participants discuss whether the mosquito should be genetically engineered.
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June 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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It's Cat World Domination Day, Chemistry Cat says: National Chemistry Week is 10/18-24/26! Topic: Construction.
#CatWorldDominationDay #NationalChemistryWeek #NCW #ACS #americanchemicalsociety #nisenet #nisenetwork #Museums #planetarium #InformalScience #sciencecenters #childrensmuseum
Chemistry | NISE Network
Chemistry hands-on activities and professional learning resources for informal science educators.
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June 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM