Adler Planetarium will host its Celestial Ball: Adler Anywhere, as a digital gala, on September 18. At the eastern edge of Chicago’s skyline, on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Michigan, the Adler Planetarium’s distinctive dome beckons city dwellers and visitors alike to look up and explore the wonders of the cosmos. As the […]
The month of June marks some of the greatest milestones for women throughout history. Exactly 56 years ago, 26-year-old cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go into space, paving the way for women to take flight. Twenty years later, and two days apart, Sally Ride made history as the first American female astronaut […]
Chicago is home to many of the world’s largest scientific powerhouses and one organization is making sure Chicagoans know about the cutting-edge work that is being conducted around them. The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) works to increase the public’s understanding and appreciation of science and technology and their impact on society. The council […]
During the 2015 White House Science Fair, former President Barack Obama opened by stressing the potency of inquiry and wonder: … young scientists and engineers teach us something beyond the specific topics that they’re exploring. They teach us how to question assumptions; to wonder why something is the way it is, and how we can […]
