Two more days until the new traveling Playing With Light exhibit opens at McWane!

It may look like a phoenix, but these are actually two dwarf galaxies entangled in a gravitational dance.💃 #NASAWebb shows the wispy bridge of gas that connects NGC 4490 and NGC 4485 and the stellar populations within. Credit: ESA, NASA, CSA.

Ah, to be a sleepy jellyfish, bobbing along in World of Water. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The foggy view from the top of McWane Science Center's parking deck this morning.

This weekend is the last weekend to experience The Magic of Model Trains AND Mission: Astronaut! January 4th is the final day.

A very happy Dewey Decimal System Day to our Library friends!📖 📚

Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third object ever identified as entering our solar system from elsewhere in the galaxy. NASA will host a live event at 3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 19, to share imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS collected by a number of the agency’s missions. 🔭 🧪

Sky-gazers worldwide may get the chance to see a celestial display this week as the annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.

👽 Why haven't aliens visited our solar system? They read the reviews and saw we only had one star.☀️

The Chandra observatory is adding a pop of pink to our day! X-ray light shines through these #NASAWebb images of merging galaxies and star-forming regions. Chandra released a collection of images that showcase how it complements other observatories: https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2025/cosmic/ 🔭 🧪

Wake up, babe. New quasi-lunar moon just dropped. www.wired.com/story/astron...

McWane Members! Join us for an evening of thrills, chills, and hands-on science surprises this Sunday, October 26th from 5 - 7 PM!

❄️Registration for Winter Camps is now open!⛄️ Winter Camp dates are December 29, 2025 - January 2, 2026. Keep the curiosity (and fun!) going over winter break with McWane Science Center’s Winter Camps! Learn more: mcwane.org/learning/par...

❄️Registration for Winter Camps is now open!⛄️ Winter Camp dates are December 29, 2025 - January 2, 2026. Keep the curiosity (and fun!) going over winter break with McWane Science Center’s Winter Camps! Learn more: mcwane.org/learning/par...

Why shouldn't you let an appalachiosaurus borrow your car? Everyone knows a tyrannosaur wrecks!

"You look happier" Thanks, I just pet a stingray at the Touch Tank.

Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface. See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3

Looking over at our parking deck like 👀🔨 @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/07/13/n...

The amazing first images from the Rubin Observatory have just been released! These images showcase galaxy clusters, nebulae, and over 2,100 previously unknown asteroids.

Appalachiosaurus montgomerensis, a tyrannosaur from the late Cretaceous of Alabama. With @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social at @mcwanescience.bsky.social

Happy weekend!

Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.

🔬⚗️🩻🧀🚀 Happy National Science Appreciation Day! What area of science do you appreciate today?

Have you been to one of our 21+ events? What did you think? We want to hear what you liked, didn't like, and what you think would be a fun themed night for future events!

Due to the threat of inclement weather, McWane Science Center will be closed on Saturday, March 15th, 2025. We plan to be open as normal on Sunday. If there are updates to changes in our hours, we will post on our socials and website. Stay safe, Alabama!

Pi Day (3.14) is tomorrow! Join us for a day filled with math, science, and, of course, pie! Explore the magic of π (pi) with fun hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations. Whether you’re a math whiz or just here for the puns, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

"Are you staying up to see the BLOOD WORM MOON tonight?" is a brand new sentence I didn't think I would ever say. www.npr.org/2025/03/11/n...

A good day in the lab at @mcwanescience.bsky.social today, processing sediment from the PETM of Mississippi. An exciting fauna that not only includes an excellent ichthyofauna, but also mammals and palaeophid sea snakes. I've put in a lot of work on this project in the past year.

When you grow older, people stop asking what your favorite dinosaur is. So what's your favorite #dinosaur?

Hello, Bluesky world! We're McWane Science Center in Birmingham, AL. We are passionate about STEM and sparking wonder and curiosity about our world through hands-on science! We also like talking about science with people on the internet. Bluesky seems pretty swell.