Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

In this first-person article, Sarah Snider—biologist, zookeeper, and Vermont native—shares what it’s like to be a zookeeper, and the journey that led her to this role.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Hedy Lamarr was an actress during the “Golden Age” of Hollywood who also made contributions to technology, patenting a radio signalling device during World War II.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Dr. Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and former astronaut. In 1993 she became the first Hispanic woman to travel to space! Twenty years later, she again made history as the first Hispanic director, and the second female director, of Johnson Space Center. Learn more about this role model and history-maker here!

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

In this video segment, our Education Coordinator shares the inspiring story of the history-making NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Dr. Houra Merrikh is an Iranian-American microbiologist who overcame adversity to become a leading scientist. Learn more about her incredible journey and accomplishments here.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Elissa Flaumenhaft is a scientist working with a multi-disciplinary team to create life-saving technologies in cooperation with federal agencies. Learn more in this exclusive video interview!

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Katie Marinoff is the Discovery Center’s Membership & Volunteer Coordinator, and resident mathematician! Learn more about her experiences as a women in STEM here.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

This article will explore the career and life of Melissa Cristina Marquez—shark scientist, science communicator, tv presenter and author!

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Sarah Fleischman is a college student and one of the Discovery Center’s 2020 Summer STEM interns. Learn more about her experiences as an emerging STEM professional here.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

In this video segment, our Education Coordinator shares the story of four African American women—Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden—who broke barriers in their historic work for the American space program.

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Dr. Sarah Myhre is a climate scientist, science communicator, and environmental justice activist, perhaps best known for her feminist approach to climate change mitigation. Learn more about her in this post!

Welcome to our virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! All day today—July 20, 2020—we’re sharing the stories of real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions. Through interviews, videos, and storytimes, we’ll learn about the work, inspirations, and educational pathways of historical and current women engineers, scientists, and mathematicians!

This event is one component of an ongoing project at the Discovery Center, in which we aim to support equity in STEM by increasing the diversity of people depicted in our exhibits and programs. The project is supported, in part, by funding from the Association of Science & Technology Centers & Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN initiative: If we support a woman in STEM, then she can change the world!

Dr. Mae Jemison is an engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. In 1992, she became the first African American woman to travel in space! Click here to learn more about this awesome role model.

Join us right here (on starhop.com/blog) Monday July 20 for a virtual Celebration of Women in STEM! Real women working in science, technology, engineering, and math professions will be sharing stories about their work, inspirations, training & educational pathways, and more!

Reopening plans, membership extensions, and what to see in the sky this quarter—read about this and more in the new issue of Cosmos Quarterly!

It’s been a long spring, and we’ve missed you! But don’t fret: we’re reopening to the public next Wednesday, July 1. This includes access to our museum building, planetarium, Science Store and Countdown Café. Our summer hours will be Wednesday through Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. through the end of August. Click here for more information about our reopening plans and procedures, including important health and safety information.

Our physical space is still closed to visitors, but we can bring the universe to you…Join us Friday, July 3 at 7:00 PM as we explore Pythagoras’ contributions to geometry in the next Virtual Super Stellar Friday!

Please join us in welcoming summer interns Sarah Fleischman and Maria Skidmore to the McAuliffe-Shepard Education Team! Sarah and Maria are responsible for leading our Virtual STEM Summer Camps, which run from June 22 to August 7. Click here for to learn more about our interns and what they’re up to.

Beginning this Friday, June 19, we’re taking the next step in gradually welcoming visitors back to the Discovery Center by providing outdoor hands-on activity stations on our grounds. Learn more here!

Where did the spring go?! We at the Discovery Center can hardly believe it, but Week 1 of our Virtual STEM Summer Camps is all set to launch next Monday, June 22. We still have plenty of spots open for summer campers ages 5 to 14, running all the way through early August—see this post for more details.