Big STEM Celebrations

STEM celebrations bring us together for important themes, special events, and historical anniversaries.

Mars, Webb, and Eclipses

Curiosity rover on Mars

The Mars Perseverance rover will seek signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples for possible return to Earth.

Mars Landing

Square version of the JWST poster

The next generation space telescope will help scientists hunt for planetary systems and observe the first galaxies.

James Webb Space Telescope

2017 solar eclipse square format

A solar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in April 2024!

Solar Eclipse 2024

Solar Eclipse 2024

Annual STEM Events

Every October!

National Chemistry Week

National Chemistry Week

Earth westernhemisphere_geos_2019246_lrg-courtesy NASA credit NASA Earth Observatory Joshua Stevens NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service Caption Kathryn Hansen

Every April!

Earth Day

NISE Calendar square crop

Ideas for incorporating STEM content into holidays, seasons, annual events, and special events throughout the year.

Calendar of STEM Events

Calendar of STEM Events

Other Special Events

An image of a lunar eclipse

Lunar Eclipses

Check out the upcoming total and partial lunar eclipse events in the United States. During a lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight falling on the Moon. Earth's shadow covers all or part of the lunar surface.

superheroes at Science Museum of Minnesota

Pow! Zap! Crash! – How to incorporate STEM content into an amazing Superhero Science event!

September 30, 2015

Christina Akers

Little Shop of Nano... If you’re not familiar with the film or Broadway show, "Little Shop of Horrors," you may not realize what happens when you feed and nurture a strange plant that ultimately grows, well…beyond needing you. The rest...

Apollo 11 lander

Moon Landing 50th Anniversary and the Apollo Legacy

A compilation of resources for engaging the public in the Moon, the Moon Landing 50th Anniversary, and the Apollo program legacy. July 20, 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969 as part of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar mission.