James S. McDonnell Planetarium

Health, Science & Environment

Ethics are difficult on Earth. In outer space, the questions are even harder

Alex Heuer

Astrophysicist and author Erika Nesvold spoke with host Elaine Cha before a live audience at the McDonnell Planetarium as part of Missouri Humanities’ keynote event.
$The moon often appears reddish-orange as it slowly moves into the Earth’s shadow, a result of sunlight scattering in the upper reaches of the atmosphere and refracting back on the moon’s surface.$

Health, Science & Environment

How to watch this weekend’s ‘Blood Moon’ lunar eclipse in St. Louis

Shahla Farzan

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

UMSL unveils planetarium with Sunday open house

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is opening a newly renovated planetarium for students and the public. Astronomy professor Erika Gibb says the…
Arts

St. Louis Band Sleepy Kitty Becomes 'Laser Kitty' - For One Night Only

St. Louis indie rock duo Sleepy Kitty is known for mixing music with visual art. Which makes sense, as Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult are graphic artists as…
Health, Science & Environment

50 Years Of Astronomy In St. Louis

Mary Edwards

In 1961, a parent of one of Charles Schweighauser’s students told him that a planetarium was being built in Forest Park and suggested that he apply for…