Calendar of Events

Audio Universe: Tour Of The Solar System
2026-07-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-24 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Southworth Planetarium — Science Building, 70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, 04103, United States
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, 2026-07-25 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, 2026-07-29 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 14:00 - 15:00
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.

Earth's Wild Ride
2026-07-30 10:00 - 11:00, 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.

Earth's Wild Ride
2026-08-01 13:00 - 14:00
Earth’s Wild Ride: Set on the surface of the Moon in the year 2081, a grandfather and granddaughter contrast differences between the moon, the only home the granddaughter knows, and the Earth from scenic cliffs overlooking their moon colony

Out There: Quest For Extra Solar Worlds
2026-08-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-05 10:00 - 11:00
Out there: For thousands of years, humans thought of Earth as the center of the Universe. We now know that most stars have planets. All these strange new worlds, just waiting to be discovered.

Fragile Planet
2026-08-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-05 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.

Europe To The Stars
2026-08-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-07 13:00 - 14:00
Europe to the Stars: Go behind the scenes at the most productive ground-based observatory in the world, revealing the science, history, technology and people. Discover the European Southern Observatory in a story of cosmic curiosity, courage and perseverance

The Little Star That Could
2026-08-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-07 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. Along the way, he meets other stars and learns what makes each star special

Bella Gaia
2026-08-06 13:00 - 14:00
Bella Gaia: Go on a spectacular journey around planet Earth simulating the transformative effect astronauts feel while orbiting above. This poetic musical journey features astounding NASA visualizations of science data and enveloping scenery from around the world.h
