Fall is an exciting time around GROW as we welcome featured additions and returning favorites! In mid-October, we are happy to debut a new exhibit: Grow Your Own Way! Discover the important aspects of growing plants in any available space. Learn about which soil to use, what seeds to plant, when to plant, and how… Continue reading
Monday, September 29, 2025 On this date in 2001, NASA launched Kodiak Star carrying four satellites into Earth orbit. This was the first launch from the Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island in Alaska, now named the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA). This facility is one of the best locations in the world for… Continue reading
Monday, September 22, 2025 Today marks the autumnal equinox and the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere. Contrary to popular belief, we do not receive equal amounts of day and night on the equinox. Instead, that occurs on the “equilux,” which will be September 26 in 2025. Tuesday, September 23, 2025 On this… Continue reading
Improve lives, transform communities, and empower future generations. Join the Einstein Society, a catalyzing community of science supporters. Saint Louis Science Center Einstein Society members marveled at the possibilities of touch and motion technology on a special tour of Saint Louis University’s CHROME (Collaborative Haptics, Robotics, and Mechatronics) Lab in September. Offered as part of… Continue reading
Monday, September 15, 2025 On this date in 1968, the Soviet spacecraft Zond 5 was launched and later became the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon and return to Earth. Zond 5 carried a large biological payload, including two Steppe tortoises. The two tortoises survived their flight around the Moon and were alive upon their… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, September 13, 2025. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time this week will be in Daylight Saving Time. For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying… Continue reading
The Saint Louis Science Center envisions an equitable and inclusive society where people are passionate about science and use it to improve lives, transform communities and empower future generations. Through exposure to STEM concepts and recognition of contributions made by members of various communities, we aim to inspire and empower individuals from all backgrounds to… Continue reading
Collaborations, Authentic Representation Further Belief that Science has a Place for Everyone ST. LOUIS, MO – September 8, 2025 – The Saint Louis Science Center believes that everyone has a place in science and offers many accommodations to assist guests who require additional assistance. To extend that belief, the award-winning institution will host its inaugural… Continue reading
Monday, September 8, 2025 Today, the Moon, Saturn, and Neptune will make a close approach, passing within 4⁰ of each other. The Moon and Saturn are easily visible to the unaided eye, but a telescope is necessary to view Neptune. Tuesday, September 9, 2025 On this date in 1980, NASA launched the GOES-4 weather satellite… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s DAY SKY UPDATE for the Month of September 2025. Information updated monthly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times posted in… Continue reading
