St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 30, 2021

At 9 pm you will find Jupiter and Saturn in the south. You can confirm that you have found these planets with the twinkle test. Generall ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 29, 2021

Today in 2001, NASA launched Kodiak Star carrying four satellites into Earth orbit. This was the first launch from the Kodiak Launch Com ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 28, 2021

Last quarter moon occurs today at 8:57 pm. You can find the Moon rising in the northeast at 11:30 pm. The line that separates day and ni ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 27, 2021

Today in 1956, Air Force test pilot Captain Milburn Apt flew the Bell Aircraft Company's rocket-powered X-2 at Mach 3.2. This event mark ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 26, 2021

Today in St. Louis, Missouri, we have equal hours of day and night as the Sun rises at 6:51 and it sets at 18:51. This day is called equ ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 25, 2021

Today in 1974, researchers F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina published their findings that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were damaging t ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 24, 2021

The bright variable star Algol can be found in the northeast after 8:30 pm. Algol is the second brightest star in Perseus which appears ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 23, 2021

Today in 1999, the Mars Climate Orbiter began a planned orbital insertion maneuver around Mars. The orbiter went out of radio contact wh ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 22, 2021

The 2021 fall equinox occurs today at 2:14 pm. This occurs when the Sun crosses Earth's celestial equator at its descending node. After ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 21, 2021

Today in 1974, the Mariner 10 probe made its second flyby of the planet Mercury. Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft sent to study Mercu ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 20, 2021

Full moon for September occurs today at 6:55 pm. You can find the Moon rising in the east as the Sun sets in the west. September's full ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 18, 2021

Tonight at 7:30 pm, three planets will be visible to the unaided eye. In the west, you will find Venus. In the southeast, you will find ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 17, 2021

Today in 1976, NASA publicly unveiled the first Space Shuttle prototype during a ceremony in Palmdale, California. Originally to be name ...

Fright Fest Returning To Six Flags St. Louis

Fright Fest will Kickoff on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. The freaks will enter the park for the first Freaks Unleashed ceremony in two years at 7 p.m.

SLSO Giving Free Tickets To Healthcare Workers, First Responders

The symphony is offering two free tickets to all healthcare workers and first responders for the Oct. 9-10 and Oct. 15-16 concerts.

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 16, 2021

On this date in 1969, Space Shuttle Atlantis began it STS-79 mission docking with the Russian space station Mir. This was the 79th Space ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 15, 2021

Today in 1968, the Soviet spacecraft Zond 5 was launched and later became the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon and return to Earth. Zo ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 14, 2021

Today, Neptune reached opposition. Opposition occurs when an astronomical body is nearest the point directly opposite the Sun. This is w ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 12, 2021

Tomorrow, Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation. When Mercury is at greatest elongation, that means it is at its greatest separati ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 13, 2021

Today in 1912, Horace Welcome Babcock was born. Babcock was an American astronomer who invented a number of astronomical instruments, in ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 11, 2021

Today in 1985, NASA's International Cometary Explorer (ICE) made its programmed flyby of Comet Giacobini-Zinner. ICE was the first space ...

Howard Stern To Anti-Vaxxers: 'You Had The Cure And You Wouldn't Take It'

"If you have a heart attack or any kind of problem, you can't even get into the E.R."

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 9, 2021

Today in 1980, NASA launched the GOES-4 weather satellite via a Delta rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. GOES-4 was the first geos ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 8, 2021

Our ancestors discovered the solar system by watching the behaviors of the Sun, Moon and planets. This month offers a good view of these ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 7, 2021

Today in 1914, James A. Van Allen was born. An American astrophysicist, his experiment carried aboard the first American satellite estab ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 6, 2021

New Moon occurs today. The new lunar cycle is lunation 1221. This is the last new moon of Summer 2021.

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 5, 2021

Today in 1977, Voyager 1 launched carrying the Golden Record from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. After visiting ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 4, 2021

Those traveling to dark locations can be on the lookout for Zodiacal Light. As we approach the Autumnal Equinox, about one hour before s ...

Local Arts Organizations Partner To Require Vaccination Proof Or Negative Test

All patrons are also required to wear approved face coverings, including while seated during performances unless eating or drinking.

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 5, 2021

Today in 1977, Voyager 1 launched carrying the Golden Record from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida. After visiting ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 3, 2021

Today in 1976, NASA's Viking 2 lander successfully landed on the surface of Mars. From its high-inclination orbit, the Viking 2 orbiter ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 1, 2021

Today in 2006, NASA selected Lockheed Martin as the prime contractor to design, develop, and build Orion, America's spacecraft for a new ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 31, 2021

Today in 1963, the Gemini Project Office (GPO) reported that it was investigating the use of a parasail and landing rocket system to ena ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 29, 2021

Today in 1965, Gemini V returned to Earth following an 8-day orbital mission. Due to a programming error in their navigational computer, ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 28, 2021

Tonight at 8:00 pm, you can find three planets in the sky. To the west, you will find Venus and to the southeast you will find Jupiter a ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 27, 2021

In 2003, the private spacecraft SpaceShipOne, built by Scaled Composites, performed its second glide test flight. SpaceShipOne would go ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 26, 2021

Tonight at 9 pm, you can find the fifth brightest star we see at night directly overhead. This star is named Vega which will be the Nort ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 25, 2021

In 1965, President Johnson announced the Department of Defense's $1.5 billion Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL). Publicly, this was an Ai ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 24, 2021

At 9 pm you will find two bright and familiar patterns of stars to the north. In the northwest you will see the Big Dipper and to the no ...

St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: August 22, 2021

Today is full moon for the month of August. This will be the third of four full moons this summer which means it is a blue moon. Current ...