The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest, most powerful space telescope ever built. It will allow scientists to look at what our universe was like about 200 million years after the Big Bang. The telescope will be able to capture images of some of the first galaxies ever formed. It will also be able… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, December 10, 2021. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for Comet Leonard. Comet Leonard C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Comet Leonard C/2021 A1 (Leonard) imaged on November 28, 2021. Image credit: University of Hertfordshire Observatory The night sky has long been a point of interest for humanity, beckoning us to look up into its inky black… Continue reading
Like most spider conchs, the Chiragra Spider Conch has a thick shell with six long, curved fingerlike projections jutting outward. This is a species of very large sea snail that lives in shallow waters among coral reefs. On females of the species, the shell opening is pale pink, and the two shoulder “fingers” are larger… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, December 3, 2021. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
According to folklore, from the 1600s to the 1800s, courting candles were used by the man of the home to set boundaries for his daughter. When the daughter’s suitor came to visit, the father lit a candle in this holder. When the candle burnt down to the top of the holder, it was time for… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, November 26, 2021. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
First described in 1845 and named for an Austrian mineralogist, wulfenite is a unique mineral easily distinguished from almost all other minerals thanks to its vivid crystal coloring. Pure wulfenite is colorless, but most specimens display some range of colors from bright orange-red to yellow-orange. This vibrancy makes wulfenite a highly sought-after mineral by collectors;… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, November 19, 2021. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
