Astronomy

Opera Theatre of St. Louis is producing a Philip Glass opera for only the second time. ‘‘Galileo Galilei” tells the story of the legendary astronomer’s pursuit of scientific fact and the resulting conflict with the Roman Catholic Church.

St. Louis will be near to the path of totality for the eclipse on April 8. Experts advise getting into the path of totality — like in nearby southern Illinois — as even a 99% partial eclipse is nothing like a total one.

Researchers and state officials in Illinois and Missouri are preparing to welcome thousands of people who hope to catch the next total solar eclipse to the southern parts of their states in early April.

Astrobiologist and astronomer Aomawa Shields has spent many years studying the universe beyond our solar system and researching newly discovered planets that have the potential to support life. Last month, she released her new memoir “Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Way in the Universe.” Shields will be at the St. Louis Science Center on Monday to talk about her work and book.

NASA says the August meteor shower known as Perseids typically brings “one of the most vivid annual meteor showers visible in Earth’s night sky.”

The moon will be fully obscured for about an hour and a half on Sunday, beginning at 10:30 p.m.

Did you see the bright flash last night? Many home security cameras in the St. Louis area sure did. The annual Taurid meteor shower, known to burn more…

A group of amateur astronomers has planted devices around Missouri to measure how much artificial lighting brightens the night sky. The Missouri chapter…

When students and faculty at Truman State University come back for the fall semester, they might notice more stars in the sky. After four years of…

Just before the new year, a Washington University professor was among a group of scientists who launched a telescope from Antarctica that could observe…