Calendar of Events

Natural Selection
2026-07-22 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Natural Selection: Join Darwin on his voyage with the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Islands where he was inspired to develop his later theory of transmutation by natural selection

Big Astronomy
2026-07-22 14:00 - 15:00
Big Astronomy: Journey to three world-class observatories in Chile— remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research.

Audio Universe: Tour Of The Solar System
2026-07-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-24 10:00 - 11:00
Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System: Objects in space are represented with rich sounds and incredible visuals. The audience can listen to the stars appear and hear the planets orbit around their heads.

Dark Side Of Light
2026-07-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-31 13:00 - 14:00
Dark Side of Light: The main goal of the show is to present that the phenomenon of light pollution really exists and how it affects not only us, but the entire ecosystem

Dinosaurs At Dusk
2026-07-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-28 10:00 - 11:00
Dinosaurs at Dusk: A whirlwind time travel adventure back to the epoch of the dinosaurs! A larger than life extravaganza rife with roaring monsters from the ancient age

Einstein's Gravity Playlist
2026-07-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-28 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-29 14:00 - 15:00
Einstein’s Gravity Playlist: The show explores ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves and a century later, scientists detected these waves using technology here on Earth

Dark Matter Mystery
2026-07-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-29 13:00 - 14:00
Dark Matter Mystery: We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is out there. But we have no idea what it is made out of.

Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System
2026-07-28 08:00 - 17:00
Objects in space are represented with rich sounds and incredible visuals. The audience can listen to the stars appear and hear the planets orbit around their heads

(Time Changed)Dinosaurs At Dusk
2026-07-29 11:00 - 12:00

(Time Changed) Earth's Wild Ride
2026-07-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-31 10:00 - 11:00
Earth’s Wild Ride: Set on the Moon in the year 2081, a grandfather and granddaughter watch a solar eclipse from scenic cliffs overlooking their moon colony. Conversation leads to contrasts between the moon and the Earth.

Unveiling The Invisible Universe
2026-07-30 13:00 - 14:00
Unveiling the Invisible Universe: For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.

Moles: What Is Out There?
2026-08-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-12 10:00 - 11:00
Moles: What’s Out There?: This story follows Plato the mole, who lives in a dark burrow full of mystery and surprises. He’s a curious and thoughtful creature, fascinated by the light peeking through from just outside his burrow.

Sun Touches Humanity
2026-08-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-12 14:00 - 15:00
Sun Touches Humanity: In early 2025, NASA launched a Small Explorer mission called PUNCH, a constellation of satellites in orbit that make observations of the heliosphere. In 2024, Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the Sun. ​​Learn how PUNCH and Parker are helping scientists unravel the mysteries of the Sun’s corona.

Rising Star
2026-08-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-12 13:00 - 14:00
Rising Star: Go on an astronomical journey from our beginnings through the development of astronomy research in South Africa and see what the future of astronomy holds for the country.

One Sky
2026-08-13 10:00 - 11:00
One Sky: A series of seven short fulldome films and a compiled full-length feature film focusing on cultural and Indigenous astronomy. This international collaboration seeks to build cross-cultural connections and increase understanding of different indigenous perspectives while demonstrating how our one sky connects us all.
