Explore the enduring impact of the California mission system on the state's landscape and indigenous communities. Discover how the names of towns, streets, and buildings reflect the Spanish influence and colonial history. Investigate...

The California Missions are a long-lasting legacy of Spanish colonization in the Americans. Built to spread Catholicism among Indigenous communities, they still exist today.

Based on an article written by Sarah Linnref='http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/san-luis-obispo/craig-russell-california-music-missions.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Linn What did California mission music sound like?...

MOT 1948: CALIFORNIA MISSIONS: Mission San Juan Capistrano four-bell campanario & garden w/ statue of Father Serra, female & male walking up breezeway, mission bells. MISSION SAN BUENAVENTURA: Garden fountain w/ Catholic church BG. WS...

MOT 1953: CALIFORNIA MISSIONS: TU Angled WS Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala, TU MS Campanario (bell tower) w/ five bells topped w/ Christian cross. WS Outside open gates of San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission & courtyard garden,...

MOT 1946: CALIFORNIA MISSIONS: WS Roman Catholic priest & small dog walking up toward San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission gates, Angled WS Priest walking in garden, WS (POV Gate entrance) Front of capilla (chapel).

This video explores the impact of the mission system in California, focusing on the experiences of indigenous people. It discusses the forced labor, captivity, and cultural suppression that occurred as a result of Spanish colonization....

Delve into the complex dynamics between indigenous peoples and Spanish missions in California, exploring debates among scholars regarding indigenous motives for engaging with the missions. Learn about the disruptions caused by the...

Explore the rich history of indigenous peoples in California before the arrival of European colonizers. Learn about their diverse cultures, trading networks, and sustainable practices, as well as the disruptive impact of Spanish...

California will play host to the first interplanetary launch from the U.S. west coast next month. NASA will launch their insight mission to Mars from the Vandenberg Air Force in California on the morning of May 5, 2018. The higher it...

The exciting story of the State of California comes alive in this informational and entertaining video program. Filled with archival footage, rare photos and animated maps combined with brilliant HD video, this program will teach...

Toypurina, a Tongva woman who led a rebellion against a Spanish mission in Alta California.

California is a huge state! With almost 40 million people, it's currently larger than the other 10 western states combined. This is due to a wide range of reasons that date all the way back to when California was a remote colony of the...

A conversation with Elissa Quintana, NASA research scientist for the Kepler and K2 mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

Dr. Forrester tells about the Spanish missionaries who built missions throughout the Americas and talks about how those missions functioned.

NASA’s Kepler Confirms 100+ Exoplanets During Its K2 Mission: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast

Explore the courageous acts of indigenous leaders in resisting Spanish and Mexican control in California. Learn about indigenous revolts and uprisings against the oppressive missions, highlighting the resilience and determination of...

On April 14, 1981, the first space shuttle mission returned to Earth after a two-day flight in space. The space shuttle Columbia safely touched down on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in California, where hundreds of thousands...

A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket launched the NROL-174 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It was the first launch of a Minotaur IV from the site since 2011, the NRO said via X. Credit: Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi /...

For the first time in four decades, NASA has found oxygen in Mars' atmosphere. The last time oxygen was detected in the Martian atmosphere was in the 1970s during NASA's Viking and Mariner missions. This time around, atomic oxygen in the...

NASA Goddard hosted a live

MAVEN will examine the upper atmosphere of Mars in unprecedented detail. It's scheduled to launch no earlier than 1:28 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 18, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida....

Dr. Forrester discusses the Spanish Explorers and their conquests in Mexico and in the southwestern United States. She also talks about the Mission San Jose, Mission San Antonio Valero, and Mission San Gabriel.

Episode one launches with Jennifer Trosper in the driver’s seat. As she looks in the rearview mirror at twenty-five years of exploring with NASA’s Mars rovers, she reveals how their progression has kept pace with milestones in her life.

Like waves of the ocean, our planet’s surface is in constant motion. In this episode, we’ll travel to tropical rainforests to dig into soils with an ecologist, and fly drones with an earthquake expert to spot shifts in the ground beneath...