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2500 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92705

714-542-2823

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Wildlife Rescue

Daily from May 26 until September 3

Enter the fascinating world of Wildlife Rescue and step into the recovery efforts with people who dedicate their lives to saving animals. Explore t...
Annual Rocket Launch Event

10:00 a.m. every Sat.

At the Boeing Company in Huntington Beach Join the challenge to design, build, and launch a rocket made from a 2-liter plastic soda bottle that use...
Wildlife Rescue

10:00 a.m. every Sat. from May 26 until September 9

Go wild for Wildlife! In this exhibit, you'll experience compelling stories of animal rescue from around the world, including how seabirds are save...

2007 | Best Building

Admit it: The first time you drove past that giant, angled black cube beside Insterstate 5, you thought the actual kids' museum it belongs to was inside. Later, maybe you caught the light shining through it, realized it was hollow, and wondered what the point was. Did the designer of the Discovery Center just really, really like Pink Floyd and somehow figured kids could learn about the actual dark side of the moon Turns out it's actually a massive solar-panel array that powers the museum--i... More »

Discovery Science Center Launches Egg Drop Competition

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Thu, February 16, 2012

It ain't no gingerbread AT-AT, but the science geeks over in Santa Ana are pretty egg-cited (sorry) to celebrate National Engineers Week. So much that they are engaging in a little Revenge of the Nerd... More »
Science of Gingerbread

By ERIN DEWITT | Thu, November 24, 2011

Just as sure as mall parking becomes a thing of fantasy and that one Mariah Carey Christmas song is played a hundred thousand excruciating times, the next month is filled with holiday cookies, candy and cake—and elastic pants—and the traditional g... More »
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

By AMANDA PARSONS | Thu, November 17, 2011

Learning you are, yes, with "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination." This one-of-a-kind educational experience developed by the Boston Museum of Science in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd. combines costumes and props from all six Star Wars f... More »
[UPDATE: With Irvine Protest] Occupy Santa Ana March Sees Large Turnout; Protest In Front of John Wayne Airport Tonight

By Brandon Ferguson | Thu, November 17, 2011

UPDATE NOVEMBER 17, 2011 8:30 P.M.: The most amusing part about this evening's Occupy protest in front of John Wayne Airport was the bewildered faces of cranky business travelers as they wheeled ... More »
Spooky Science: Bug Invasion

By BRANDON FERGUSON | Thu, September 29, 2011

Some people become outraged by the suggestion that bugs serve an important purpose in the cycle of life. For these folks, entering rooms with webs dangling from the ceiling and thousands of tiny eyes staring out from the cracks is not something to... More »
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Discovery Science Center

2500 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92705

714-542-2823

Description

Daily from May 26 until September 3

10:00 a.m. every Sat.

10:00 a.m. every Sat. from May 26 until September 9

2007 | Best Building

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Thu, February 16, 2012

By ERIN DEWITT | Thu, November 24, 2011

By AMANDA PARSONS | Thu, November 17, 2011

By Brandon Ferguson | Thu, November 17, 2011

By BRANDON FERGUSON | Thu, September 29, 2011