Talcott Mountain Science Center

The Leonid meteor shower peaks last night in the eastern sky. You’ll just need dark skies so leave the telescopes and binoculars at home. Hannah Marye, an astronomy instructor at Talcott Mountain Science Center in Avon, said the Leonids is named after the constellation Leo, where meteors appear to emerge from. “That happens because the earth is actually passing...

The Talcott Mountain Science Center Academy held its annual BioBlitz Friday. An event where students become scientists and get to explore in nature.

The Talcott Mountain Science Center is holding STEM programs over the summer.

School might be out for summer, but learning is still on at the Talcott Mountain Science Center. From robotics and coding to wild weather lessons, the Summer of STEM Adventures Program has students learning and active all summer long. “The students [in this room] are working on mind storm robotics to try and solve some problems using robotics,” John Pellino…