McWane Science Center

Fun and learning never ends at McWane Science Center, a nonprofit, hands-on museum and IMAX® Dome Theater.

[Jonathan Roth, PhD @JRothUAB]

Better late than never - extremely excited to share that UAB's Brain Awareness Week with @Mcwane Science Center (and beyond!) was published! In it, we share a GitHub with activities and a forum to discuss them so that you can easily get them up and running wherever you are.

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

Survival of the Slowest opens June 13th! This traveling exhibit invites guests to meet a variety of live animals from around the world and discover how their unique adaptations help them survive in the wild.
https://t.co/t1BQhW54dt

[Mrs. Paige Hamm, Ed.S., N.B.C.T. @_paigehamm_]

4th grade students explored every level of the @Mcwane Center! They had an amazing field trip, and we wrapped up the day with an IMAX movie about Jane Goodall. 🧪🐒 @EastElemCCS

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

🚨TEACHERS🚨 Start planning for your fall field trip to McWane today! See everything that will be here at the start of the next school year. https://t.co/613DbmaeS6

[Caitlín R. Kiernan (Plioplatecarqueen) @auntbeast]

It's #FossilFriday! How about this fragment of a Basilosaurus cetoides mandible from the Eocene of southwestern Alabama? Part of the @Mcwane collection.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is in final preparations for an early September launch, eight months AHEAD of schedule and UNDER budget.

This milestone is the result of more than a decade of dedication and millions of hours of work by NASA and our industry partners. Their commitment is what’s making this moment possible and helping drive Gold Standard Science.

Roman will help answer some of the biggest questions in science, investigating dark matter, dark energy, and the structure of the universe. Its images will be so large and detailed, there isn’t a screen in existence big enough to display them.

This is just the beginning.

[Rachel Evans, Ed.D. @RachelEvans05]

🎉 Big win today for MLK Elementary! Students earned 🥉3rd place in @Mcwane’s #CelebrateScience Competition—top 3 out of 20 schools!👏

Their interactive exhibit-The Power of the Unseen-explored magnetism, static electricity & air pressure through hands-on learning.💡🧲
#HCSSTEM

[Caitlín R. Kiernan (Plioplatecarqueen) @auntbeast]

#MosasaurMonday! How about this impressive Tylosaurus proriger snout from the basal Mooreville Chalk ("Erie Bend marl") of Ala.? Collected in 1983 by the late, great Red Mtn. Museum, it's part of a fairly complete skeleton measuring in excess of 40ft (12m). On display @Mcwane!

[Caitlín R. Kiernan (Plioplatecarqueen) @auntbeast]

Hello, #FossilFriday! Teeth of the Ala. State Fossil, the archeocete whale Basilosaurus cetoides, from the Pachuta Marl Mbr. of the Yazoo Clay (Late Eocene), Washington Co, AL. These specimens now on display @Mcwane.

[National Robotics Week @RoboWeek]

Today's STEM Events:
🧪 Robotics Week at @Mcwane Science Center
🧪 @Patriots_Tech 2026 STEM Competition
🧪 LEGO Club and STEM building at Missoula Public Library
🧪 Everyone can code: @Sphero Robots at @sanjoselibrary

For fun, at-home activities:
https://t.co/VhtjfedWrV

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

Best of luck and a safe journey to the Artemis II team!

[NASA @NASA]

We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). https://t.co/X27QJejNDt

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

We are OPEN today and ALL WEEK! Come visit us for some Spring Break STEM fun!

[Westlawn Middle School @WestlawnTCS]

CS Stars explored @Mcwane! 🤖🔬

75 stars enjoyed the “May the Forces Be With You” program, an IMAX film, & hands-on exhibits in Adventure Hall & the World of Water.

Thanks to Miss @KRQuarles, our chaperones, & @ALPowerFdn for supporting this experience! ⭐

@TCSBoardofEd

[Railroad Park @RailroadPark]

This Saturday 3/7... Big Machine Day is back at @Mcwane! Get the details at https://t.co/pF7eUWfaZW

[Cullman City Primary STEM- Anna Anderson @STEM_CCPS]

More fun with @Mcwane on the Move! @eshaddix1 @BOECullmanCity @LindsayBrannon @cullmanprimary

[Cullman City Primary STEM- Anna Anderson @STEM_CCPS]

Our students marveled at “the power of science” during @Mcwane On the Move’s Superhero Science assemblies today! Curiosity was sparked, minds were amazed, and learning came alive. 🧪⚡️ @eshaddix1 @LindsayBrannon @cullmanprimary @BOECullmanCity

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

Two more days until Playing With Light opens!

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

So beautiful!

[Space Telescope Science Institute @SpaceTelescope]

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.

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

Ah, to be a sleepy jellyfish, bobbing along in World of Water.
https://t.co/JqVJQ1tdT2

[McWane Science Center @Mcwane]

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