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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!

Messengers of Time and Space

Modern astronomical surveys will detect up to 10 million changes in the sky every night, generating alerts within minutes. This show describes an imminent revolution in astronomy, driven by real-time data and multi-messenger observations.

Night of Eire

At the vernal equinox, winter slides into spring, and the most popular holiday close to it is– St. Patrick’s Day! This annual planetarium show looks at how the stars make our seasons, the seasons make our cultures and dives intoRead More

Threat From Space

The night sky may appear calm and peaceful, but look closer and you will discover space is fraught with many dangers! Asteroids, comets, supernovae, wandering black holes could all have disastrous consequences for the Earth. What are the probabilities ofRead More

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!

Stellar Women in Astronomy

A memorable journey highlighting brilliance often overlooked. From Hypatia’s ancient wisdom to Caroline Herschel’s comets; from Maria Mitchell’s stars to Henrietta Leavitt’s galaxies, and modern pioneers like Katherine Johnson, Vera Rubin, Jocelyn Bell, and Katie Bouman. Discover how their groundbreakingRead More

Solar System: A Wonderful Journey

Throughout thousands of years people have looked to the stars, attracted and excited with the imagination of humankind, questioning our place in the universe. What’s happening on our neighboring planets? Is there life out there, or are we alone inRead More

Treasures of the Universe

Since ancient times people have observed distant clouds in the night sky. The invention of the telescope led to the discovery of many more nebulae in the 17th and 18th centuries. Later, it was shown that many nebulae were actuallyRead More

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