This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 26, 2023. Information updated weekly 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… Continue reading
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Vinyl Record
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Vinyl Record – 1983 May 25, 2023 marks the 40th anniversary for the release of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. What better way to celebrate than with a look back at the story of Star Wars on vinyl? With dialogue featuring the voices of the cast,… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: May 19-27 , 2023
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 19, 2023. Information updated weekly 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… Continue reading
Loeb Prize Recognizes Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics
ST. LOUIS, MO.–May 18, 2023 Saint Louis Science Center’s Annual Award Honors Five St. Louis Area Educators in 2023 The Saint Louis Science Center announces that Amanda Thouvenot, a teacher at Hoech Middle School within the Ritenour School District, is the 2023 recipient of the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Prize for Excellence in… Continue reading
Dental Articulator
Dental Articulator – ca. 1918 This odd-looking device is the Monson Mandibulo-Maxillary Instrument, designed by George Monson, an orthodontist from Minneapolis. It is a dental articulator meant to mechanically duplicate the natural movement of the mandible, or lower jawbone, and to simulate how it lines up with the maxillary, or upper jawbone. The Monson Mandibulo-Maxillary… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: May 12-20 , 2023
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 12, 2023. Information updated weekly 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… Continue reading
Skylab Debris
Skylab Debris – Preserved in resin, 1979 It may not look like much, but this piece of metal represents an important event. This is a piece of debris from Skylab, America’s first space station and first crewed research laboratory in space. It spent 6 years (1973-1979) orbiting Earth until its decaying orbit caused it to… Continue reading
Saint Louis Science Center Welcomes Mandela: The Official Exhibition Opening May 27
ST. LOUIS, MO.–May 8, 2023 Immersive Special Exhibition Examines Nelson Mandela’s Life through Previously Unseen Film, Photos, Artifacts and Personal Effects On May 27, the Saint Louis Science Center will welcome Mandela: The Official Exhibition, a special exhibition that will usher guests along an immersive and interactive journey into the remarkable life of revolutionary freedom… Continue reading
Mandela: The Official Exhibition
Night Sky Update: May 5-13 , 2023
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, May 5, 2023. Information updated weekly 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… Continue reading