Solar eclipse to pass through Missouri, April 8

Ava Beary, Staff Writer • April 7, 2024

For the first time in seven years, Missouri will get a glimpse of a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. Totality, the time in which the moon passes between the sun and the Earth and completely blocks...

First all-female spacewalk makes history

Anjali Noel Ramesh • March 4, 2020

“Hey sky, take off your hat; I’m on my way” were female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s parting words as she blasted into space on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ (USSR) spacecraft, Vostok-6, in 1963. 

RBHS planetarium to premiere “CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story” feature film

Anjali Noel Ramesh • December 12, 2019

“CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story,” a 2019 planetarium film produced by the National Space Centre will premiere at the RBHS planetarium on Dec. 14 at 10 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets were available for reservation, but because of high demand, they sold out 24 hours after the release for all three shows.

Astronomy teacher reflects on black hole’s significance

Katie Whaley • April 18, 2019

Beltz explains what the first image of a black hole reveals.

Teachers complete preparations for NASA Sofia program

Nikol Slatinska • November 10, 2016

Rex Beltz and Melanie Knocke explain how they prepared to fly on NASA's Airborne Observatory.