St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day For May 31

St. Louis MO

01 June, 2022

8:05 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: May 31, 2022 Tonight at 10 pm the bright star Spica is visible high in the southern sky. Spica is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo but is actually a binary or double star system. Virgo is often shown holding a bundle of wheat in her arms, which marks the location of Spica. Spica is Latin for "ear of grain". This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.