Night Sky Update: May 26-June 3 , 2023

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

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

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