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The Unconquered Sun: Winter Solstice Today!
At 11:47 am Central Time on Monday, December 21, the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn. This is the farthest point south at which the sun can be overhead, indicating that the North Pole is...
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Festivals of the World at HMNS Sugar Land
Come join us this Saturday, December 11 from 10 a.m. til 2 p.m. at HMNS at Sugar Land for our Second Saturday event Festivals Around the World. In cooperation with PACE (Parents for Academic...
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Upgrade your gift this holiday season with HMNS’ fall Lego Robotics course
Editor’s note: Today’s blog comes from Xplorations Camp Coordinator Kelsey Friedemann HMNS’ new Lego Robotics after-school program debuted this fall and was met with great success. The course was...
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2013 Holiday Gift Guide is Here!
Pick up a conversation piece. Give a smart gift. Or just scare the cat. Give it, receive it, OWN IT. Click here to peruse our exciting 2013 Holiday Gift Guide. And feel good about yourself knowing...
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Not that Pope Innocent: Revisiting the fruit cake’s bad rep and the Butter...
You may or may not have heard, but the Magna Carta comes to HMNS on Feb. 14, 2014 — because nothing says romance like an 800-year-old legal document. I was researching the Magna Carta for our...
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In the spirit of Dickens, waste less this Christmas
Ah, Christmas — one of the most beloved holidays ’round the world. There’s nothing like spending quality time with loved ones, giving (and receiving!) gifts, and the smell of your choice of decadent...
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Light Up Your Holiday at Jingle Tree in Sugar Land!
Through the doors of the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, you usually see the towering display of a Tyrannosaurus rex. But these past few weeks, that sight has been amplified in the...
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Top 5 Ways to Make Spirits Bright at HMNS
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The streets are aglow with beautiful lights, and everyone seems to be just a little bit more jolly! It can also be a stressful time. The kids have only been on...
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HMNS Weekly Happenings
Lecture – Texas Genealogy – Tracing Your Texas Roots by Lynna Kay Shuffield An Antebellum era (pre-civil war) family Bible dating to 1859. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Author: David Ball Whether your...
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12 Gifts That Belong On Your Wish List
Busy planning your holiday shopping list that you haven’t even thought about your own wish list? We’ve created a list of 12 unique items that you’ll fall in love with. Pharaoh’s Sand Timer $34.95...
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The Top 8 Instagram Spots At HMNS This Holiday Season
It is that time of year where your Instagram feed is #merryandbright. From dogs in Santa hats to beautiful Christmas cookies (seriously when did all my friends become pastry chefs??) to adorable...
View ArticleEdible Gardening, Ancient Fossils And Women In Space: Out Of This World Fun...
Lecture – Cultivating the Next Generation of Female Space Pioneers by Carolyn Sumners Women have played a vital role in the U.S. space program since its inception in the 1940’s. While women were once...
View ArticleThat Time Santa Punched A Renowned Cleric In The Face
We all know Santa Claus as the chubby old guy in a red velvet suit who gives us present if we’re good boys and girls and sometimes gives us coal (or worse, switches) if we’ve been bad. We generally...
View ArticleWinter Solstice | December 2022 Sky Happenings
Editor’s Note: Look to the skies as HMNS Astronomer James Wooten explains the sky happenings for the month of December, including the science behind our winter solstice. Jupiter is still in the evening...
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