April 13, 2024 A star that is gaining attention this year is the variable star T Coronae Borealis. This is a recurring nova star that suddenly increases in brightness, becoming visible to the unaided eye every 80 years or so. It is impossible to predict the exact date, however scientists believe it is likely to… Continue reading
Mastercard Team Members Share Career Pathways, Job Skills, and More with Teens in the Youth Exploring Science Program
Help us inspire a curiosity for STEM. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education programs in St. Louis. On Saturday, April 6, local teens in the Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program met and heard from five special guests from Mastercard® at the Taylor Community Science Resource… Continue reading
Astronomy Fact of the Day: April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024 Today in 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter space and orbit Earth. The Vostok 1 mission would last just 108 minutes. Launch of Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. Image credit NASA. On right is Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1 televised to ground control. Image credit: Soviet Space… Continue reading
Photograph, Halley’s Comet
Photograph, Halley’s Comet ca. 1910 The most famous comet in history, Halley’s Comet, returns near the Earth on its path through the solar system about every 75 or 76 years. In 1910, the comet flew by Earth about 13.9 million miles away and was captured on film for the first time. This photograph shows 14… Continue reading
Sheet Music, Main Title Original Piano Solo
Sheet Music, Main Title Original Piano Solo Star Wars, ca. 1977 Perhaps one of the most iconic film scores to ever sound through theaters, what better musical masterpiece is there to celebrate National Film Score Day than John Williams Main Title for Star Wars? Celebrated each April 3rd, this day recognizes film scores and the… Continue reading
STEM Like Me – Deaf History Month
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 hope that individuals from all backgrounds can find their place… Continue reading
Astronomy Fact of the Day: March 31, 2024
March 31, 2024 On this date in 1966, the unmanned Soviet lunar probe Luna 10, was launched toward the Moon from an Earth-orbiting platform. It later entered lunar orbit for 460 lunar orbits and 219 active data transmissions before radio signals were discontinued on May 30, 1966. Model of the Luna 10 spacecraft seen at… Continue reading
Astronomy Fact of the Day: March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024 The moon is moving farther away from Earth, at a rate of about 1 in (2.54 cm) every year. The gravitational force the moon exerts on the Earth is pulling energy from the Earth’s motion, which slowly pushes the moon further from us. This transfer of energy is also causing both the… Continue reading
Astronomy Fact of the Day: March 29, 2024
March 29, 2024 On this date in 1974, the unmanned probe Mariner 10 made its flyby of Mercury, passing at an altitude of 756 km. Photographs taken during the pass revealed an intensely cratered, Moon-like surface and a faint atmosphere made mostly of helium. Read a concise record of the Mariner 10 mission at NASA’s… Continue reading
Science Center Guests Get Behind the Wheel at the Ameren EV Ride & Drive
Help us inspire a curiosity for STEM. Make a gift to the Science Center’s Curiosity Fund to help support STEM education programs in St. Louis. On March 23rd, the Saint Louis Science Center hosted our very first EV Ride & Drive event in collaboration with Ameren Missouri. Guests at the Science Center had the chance… Continue reading