Wednesday, April 2 at 3:30pm

Explore the relationship between the Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions who has many misconceptions about our home planet and its most familiar neighbors. The show looks at how the Earth, Moon and Sun work together as a system.
 

Friday, April 4 at 3:30pm

The Little Star that Could is a story about an average yellow star in search of planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he will learn about other stars and how stars come together to form clusters and galaxies.

 

Fridays, May 2 - June 19 at 2pm

Celeste is a little girl who wants to explore the universe, find new Earths and know how to discover exoplanets. While Celeste is fighting off sleep in her room by reading a book on astronomy, she receives an unexpected visit from a character called MOON.  Together, they will enjoy a journey through the Universe to discover what exoplanets are and how they can be detected.  They observe rogue planets, oceanic worlds and super-Earths.  MOON tells her about exoplanet hunters, who observe the sky in search of planets like Earth.
 

Saturdays, May 10 - August 30 at 2pm
Not showing July 5

Join showman extraordinaire “The Great Schiaparelli” as he takes the audience on a death-defying space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad dangers and wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking tour that reveals just how precious our home planet really is.
 

 

Saturday, May 3 - June 21 at 3:30pm

Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dark Universe brings audiences to the cutting edge of cosmic exploration to reveal the breakthroughs that have led astronomers to confront two great cosmic mysteries: Dark Matter and Dark Energy.  In stunningly detailed scenes based on authentic scientific data—including a NASA probe’s breathtaking plunge into Jupiter’s atmosphere and novel visualizations of unobservable dark matter—Dark Universe celebrates the pivotal discoveries that have led us to greater knowledge of the universe and to new frontiers for exploration.
 

Wednesdays, June 25 - August 27 at 12:30pm

A spectacle of light and color as Elmo, Big Bird and their newest friend - Hu Hu Zhu - watch the stars and constellations over Sesame Street. During the show, children can interact, tracing out constellations and counting the time it takes the sun to set. The journey includes a trip to the Moon.
 

Wednesdays, June 25 - August 27 at 2pm

Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end their lives in powerful explosions. New stars are created every day, born of vast clouds of gas and dust. Through every phase of their existence, stars release the energy that powers the universe. Journey to the farthest reaches of our galaxy and experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of Stars. Narrated by Mark Hamill.
 

Thursdays, June 26 - August 28 at 2pm
Not Showing July 3

A hamster named Elon is a scientist who lives in a junkyard. One day, he hears a loud crash and finds a damaged robot in a crater. After fixing the robot, Elon learns that it came from a spaceship. Will Elon be able to return the robot back to its ship before it leaves?
 

Thursdays, June 26 - August 28 at 2pm
Not Showing July 3

Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything...signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. This immersive voyage takes audiences from the surface of Mars and the icy moons of Jupiter to the extreme lava fields of Hawaii and thermal vents deep beneath the sea. In these harsh environments, astrobiologists look for clues to how life takes hold. The Search for Life will make you re-examine such fundamental questions as: Where did we come from? How did we get here? Are we alone? Narrated by Malcom McDowell.

Fridays, June 27 - August 29 at 12:30pm
Not Showing July 4

An exciting journey through time to discover the incredible variety of dinosaurs that ruled our planet's past. Celeste, a young girl fascinated by dinosaurs, travels with her wise and magical friend Moon on an amazing adventure and learns that not all dinosaurs went extinct. Appropriate for all ages.
 

Fridays, June 27 - August 29 at 2pm
Not Showing July 4

Dubbed 'inland seas' by early European explorers, the Great Lakes have some of the most spectacular wilderness scenery on Earth, and a fifth of all the planet's fresh water. The waters pass by towering cliffs dotted with early Native American pictographs, caribou and moose grazing on the shores, over giant prehistoric sturgeon lurking among thousands of shipwrecks and past nearly 40 million people who live along the more than 10,000 miles of coastline.

Fridays, June 27 - August 29 at 3:30pm
Not Showing July 4

Shift your perspective and relax a while in the dark cozy comfort of the planetarium’s Dome360 Theater and be treated to beautiful music with breathtaking views of space, mind-provoking immersive art, and panoramic environments. You'll return to your world renewed and refreshed!  All are welcome, but this program may not be suitable for young children. 

Ssturdays, June 28 - August 30 at 3:30pm
Not Showing July 5

The aurora is the greatest wonder a human can experience in nature. Now, you can experience the actual aurora with the world's first 4K x 4K real-time hemispherical immersive video. Animations and CG depict auroral myths and the science behind the aurora, also known as the northern or southern lights. The show tells the story of how auroras are formed, the secret behind the colors, the best places to see them, their different shapes, auroras on other planets, and more.

 

Friday, July 18 at 7pm

July 20th marks the anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing that took place in 1969.  Join us for a special showing of “Capcom GO! – The Apollo Story” followed by a short program by Planetarium Manager Mike Murray with rare footage, astronaut accounts, and fulldome imagery.