Events

The Dark Matter Mystery

What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is […]

30 Aug

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Ted’s Space Adventure

We’ll explore the Solar System with a bear named Ted (and companion Plant!), learning about the things we find there and how they affect us. With interactivity, music and rhyme, the show is a must for pre-school children! Here we follow Ted on a journey around the Solar System in search of the perfect planet […]

31 Aug

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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The Dark Matter Mystery

What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is […]

31 Aug

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs

The explorers and scientists in this digital program piece together archeological and genetic clues provided by their study of Egyptian mummies in order to reveal the mysterious world of the pharaohs. Through ambitious computer graphics and dramatic reconstruction, Mummies highlights one of the greatest finds in modern archeological history: the late 19th-century discovery of a […]

31 Aug

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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From Earth to the Universe

The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be humanity’s oldest shared intellectual experience. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the vast cosmos. […]

31 Aug

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Ted’s Space Adventure

We’ll explore the Solar System with a bear named Ted (and companion Plant!), learning about the things we find there and how they affect us. With interactivity, music and rhyme, the show is a must for pre-school children! Here we follow Ted on a journey around the Solar System in search of the perfect planet […]

03 Sep

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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T.REX

Chronicling a remarkable discovery in the badlands of Hell Creek in the summer of 2023, this immersive giant screen film explores the life and times of the Greatest Of All Tyrants – the GOAT. For over a hundred years dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, commanding blockbuster status in museums and at the box office. […]

03 Sep

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Cosmic Colors: An Adventure Along the Spectrum

Discover the many reasons for color—like why the sky is blue, and Mars is red. Take a tour within a plant leaf and journey inside the human eye. Investigate x-rays by voyaging to a monstrous black hole and then back to your doctor’s office. You will even see the actual color of a dinosaur—based on […]

03 Sep

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs

The explorers and scientists in this digital program piece together archeological and genetic clues provided by their study of Egyptian mummies in order to reveal the mysterious world of the pharaohs. Through ambitious computer graphics and dramatic reconstruction, Mummies highlights one of the greatest finds in modern archeological history: the late 19th-century discovery of a […]

03 Sep

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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The Dark Matter Mystery

What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. We know today that approximately a quarter of the Universe is filled with a mysterious glue: Dark Matter. We know that it is […]

03 Sep

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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Ted’s Space Adventure

We’ll explore the Solar System with a bear named Ted (and companion Plant!), learning about the things we find there and how they affect us. With interactivity, music and rhyme, the show is a must for pre-school children! Here we follow Ted on a journey around the Solar System in search of the perfect planet […]

04 Sep

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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T.REX

Chronicling a remarkable discovery in the badlands of Hell Creek in the summer of 2023, this immersive giant screen film explores the life and times of the Greatest Of All Tyrants – the GOAT. For over a hundred years dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, commanding blockbuster status in museums and at the box office. […]

04 Sep

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Irene W. Pennington Planetarium

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