Postage Stamp – First Day of Issue, 1993 This week in honor of Black History Month, we are celebrating research chemist Percy Lavon Julian. Part of the Black Heritage series, the US Postal Service issued this stamp to honor his pioneering work synthesizing medical compounds from plants. He developed cortisone for arthritis, a drug to… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, February 17, 2023. 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
Action Figure – 1988 This week in honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting this action figure in the Bronze Bombers series produced by Olmec. Specializing in African American themed toys, Olmec Corporation first released this line of military figures in 1988. Inspired by the all-black units in World War I and II, the… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, February 10, 2023. 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
Color Lithograph – NASA, 2016 In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting artifacts like this lithograph produced by NASA featuring women of color in aviation and space history. Portraits of these women pioneers and innovators who have been, or are currently, in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics illustrate the important roles these… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, February 3, 2023. 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 the week of Friday, January 27, 2023. 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
Cottontail Rabbit, Sylvilagus audubonii January 22nd was the official start of the Chinese New Year in 2023, marking the end of winter and beginning of the spring season. Each year, an animal from the Chinese zodiac is assigned in a repeating twelve-year cycle based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. 2023 is the Year of… Continue reading
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Friday, January 20, 2023. 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
