Beyond Nirvana
2026-07-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
Beyond Nirvana: This artistic journey through a fantastical world blends music and visuals that will amaze and transport visitors. Explore some of the legendary figures and places from the Sanskrit epic of Ancient India

The Little Star That Could
2026-07-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-08 10:00 - 11:00
The Little Star That Could: A story about Little Star, an average yellow star in search of planets of his own to protect and warm

Big Astronomy
2026-07-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-20 13:00 - 14:00
Big Astronomy: Journey to three world-class observatories in Chile— remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research.

Forward To The Moon
2026-07-06 14:00 - 15:00
Forward to the Moon: NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon

The Little Star That Could (Time Changed)
2026-07-07 10:30 - 11:30

Into The Deep
2026-07-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-09 13:00 - 14:00
nto the Deep: The deep sea is one of the most mysterious and little-explored regions of Earth. The deepest parts of our oceans teem with life forms so strange-looking they could be from the realm of science fiction.

Fragile Planet
2026-07-08 14:00 - 15:00
Fragile Planet: Fly out to the farthest reaches of the universe and up through Earth’s atmosphere to gain an astronaut’s view of your home—the only planet currently known to support life.

Larry Cat In Space (Time Changed)
2026-07-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-10 12:00 - 13:00
Larry Cat in Space: When Diana takes a job on the Moon, she sadly leaves her cat Larry behind. Larry figures out a way to hide in her clothes trunk and make his way to her space station to reconnect

Supermassive Black Holes
2026-07-10 13:00 - 14:00
Supermassive Black Holes: Science professionals combine the latest observations, simulations and analytic tools to shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution.

Larry Cat In Space
2026-07-11 10:00 - 11:00

Little Draggy Adventure
2026-07-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-14 10:00 - 11:00
Little Draggy Adventure: Do you know where the earth lives? What surrounds it? How far is it from the Earth to the Sun, and what makes our planet different from the others? Take a wonderful journey with a cheerful dragon Woody to find out

Destination Solar System
2026-07-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-15 13:00 - 14:00
Destination Solar System: The year is 2096. Space tourism is thriving and “Space Express Tours” is the world’s leading company in space. You’ve signed up for a quick trip around the Solar System

Solar System: A Wonderful Journey
2026-07-13 14:00 - 15:00
Solar System: A Wonderful Journey: Explore the solar system from a spaceship as it travels from the surface of the Sun to the planets and beyond.

Tilt (Time Changed)
2026-07-15 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-07-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-17 10:00 - 11:00
Tilt: When the seasons go crazy it’s up to Annie and Max to set things right. But fixing this will take something extraordinary, and a little help. Come on a whirlwind adventure as the siblings learn just how the seasons work

Messengers Of Time And Space
2026-07-15 14:00 - 15:00
Messengers of Time and Space: Modern astronomical surveys will detect up to 10 million changes in the sky every night, with alerts generated within minutes. Many of these alerts will require additional observations to understand phenomena.

Wayfinders
2026-07-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-18 13:00 - 14:00
Wayfinders This program puts you on the deck of the voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa as you explore traditional Polynesian navigation. Learn how to read the stars and interpret the winds and waves to navigate without modern instruments.

Rusty Rocket's Last Blast!
2026-07-20 10:00 - 11:00
Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast: Join Rusty Rocket and his band of rocket rookies as they explore the solar system. Fly across Saturn’s rings, soar along a Martian canyon; delve deep into the solar interior!
