Aerogel is one of the most impressive materials humans have created. It holds the world record for the lightest solid material known to exist, consisting of up to 99.8% air. Commonly called "frozen smoke", it is safe to touch, hydrophobic ...

Finally, an enamel pin honoring your favorite prehistoric creature. Species: Anomalocaris canadensis Temporal Range: Early to mid Cambrian, 520–499 Ma

Gallium is a metal with a very low melting point. In fact it will melt in your hand after a few minutes. Once it is liquified, it is an interestingly dense liquid, similar to mercury (except gallium is non-toxic!) This ...

These Campo del Cielo meteorites fell to Earth 4,000–5,000 years ago in Argentina. They are estimate to be about 4.5 billion years old and likely formed during early development of our solar system. A great birthday gift for someone uncomfortable ...

These small ultraviolet flashlights are very convenient for identifying rocks, hunting for scorpions, or just trying to find where your dog or cat peed in the house. Longwave UV (UVA)Wavelength: 315–400nmPhoton energy: 3.1–3.94 eV Runs on 3 AAA batteries (not ...

Finally, an enamel pin honoring your favorite dinosaur. Species: Mosasaurus hoffmanniiEra: Campanian-Maastrichtian, 82.7–66.0 MaLocale: Atlantic Coasts

A box of interesting items with info cards. Items could include fossils, minerals, interesting materials, scientific tools, pure elements, experiments, and more. If you order multiple boxes in the same order, we'll include different items in each box unless you ...

Say hello to one of the largest creatures to ever soar in Earth's skies. Species: Quetzalcoatlus northropi Temporal Range: Late Cretaceous, Upper Maastrichtian Size: 1.25" x 1.25"

A rattleback is a type of spinning top that prefers to spin in one direction due to its unique semi-ellipsoidal shape. When spun in the wrong direction, it will automatically shift momentum until it spins in the opposite direction. This ...

Finally, an enamel pin honoring your favorite dinosaur. Species: Tyrannosaurus rexTemporal range: Late Cretaceous, 68–66 MaLocation: North America Pin dimensions: 1.63" x 1.5"

These patches were printed in 1969 for the Apollo 11 mission. After the tragic Apollo 1 launch pad fire that killed 3 astronauts, NASA decided to work on removing all flammable materials from the spacecraft cabin. A new material was ...

This is a new generation of phosphorescent powder that can glow 10x brighter and 10x longer than traditional glow-in-the-dark materials. It glows bright enough to be seen in daylight, lasts up to 30 hours, and can be recharged indefinitely. It ...

The diameter of this pin is the same as a black hole with the mass of Earth. If you compress any amount of mass, it becomes denser. If you compress it enough, it will become so dense that light can ...

Everything a budding naturalist needs to observe and collect specimens in nature Whether your next expedition is in the wild or the backyard, the Adventure Kit is perfect for curious kiddos and budding naturalists of any age to explore, collect, ...

Finally, an enamel pin honoring your favorite deep sea creature. Coelacanths constitute a now-rare order of fish that includes two extant species in the genus Latimeria: the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) primarily found near the Comoro Islands off ...

This material is engineered to be chemically and physically identical to the surface dirt, called regolith, of planet Mars. NASA uses this material to test their rovers' performance abilities on the planet and to determine how well crops can be ...

Ferrofluid is an iron-based liquid that reacts in the presence of a magnetic field. Comprised of nano-scale magnetic particles suspended in a transparent liquid, ferrofluid aligns itself to a magnetic field, making it easy to visualize the field. With this ...

Menilite is a concretion of silica and calcium carbonate often considered a variety of opal. It forms in nodules of shale and gypsum, which produces these smooth, bulbous forms. Impurities can alter the color, but they typically form in a ...

The ash in this capsule was violently ejected from Mount St. Helens during the most disastrous volcanic activity in US history. On the morning of May 18 1980, after weeks of small tremors, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the state ...

This strip of magnetic tape includes a portion of raw telemetry data for the Explorer 7 satellite. This listing is for a section of tape in an acrylic case that was cut from a larger spool recorded in October 1959. ...

Create your own laser beam maze like in heist movies. This laser is no toy. Lasers of this class are often used by astronomers to point to stars and align telescopes since the powerful beam is visible in the night ...

Historic achievements like the Webb Observatory deserve a memento for posterity. We present this high quality print of the first image released from the James Webb Space Telescope: The Webb Deep Field / Galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. Size: 11 x ...

Commemorative set of James Webb Space Telescope's first 4 released photos. The backs feature detailed descriptions of Stephan's Quintet, Southern Ring Nebula, Carina Nebula, and Webb Deep Field. 4 photos in an envelope Dimensions: 7"x 5"