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April 2026

Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope

Trace the history of the telescope, starting with Galileo’s modifications, then to a child’s spyglass, and finally to the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy, with this show that explores the discoveries made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years. This show is preceded by a seasonal Sky Tonight show.
15 Apr
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big is a first-of-its-kind film for giant screen theaters, setting out to transform how we think about engineering. From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots, solar cars and smart, sustainable cities, Dream Big celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels […]
15 Apr
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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Cosmic Mashups

Supermassive black holes are found in most galaxies and we’re beginning to uncover how the merging of galaxies activate galactic centers. Join Dr. Becky Nevin’s research into the evolution and development of supermassive black holes found within the galaxies spread across our Universe. This show is preceded by a seasonal Sky Tonight show.
15 Apr
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big is a first-of-its-kind film for giant screen theaters, setting out to transform how we think about engineering. From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots, solar cars and smart, sustainable cities, Dream Big celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels […]
15 Apr
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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Unseen Earth

What does the Earth look like? When you close your eyes, you likely imagine a blue planet floating peacefully in space. Surprisingly, this iconic image has been with humanity for only about half a century, when it first glimpsed just over 50 years ago. Since that transformative moment, our perception of Earth has been continuously […]
15 Apr
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

Learn how to locate the Moon, the Big Dipper, and the North Star in the nighttime sky. Elmo’s friend Hu Hu Zhu visits Sesame Street and discovers that Elmo can see the same star that he sees in China. He and the young astronomers will learn how to locate the Moon, the Big Dipper, and […]
16 Apr
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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Kaluoka’hina: The Enchanted Reef

The vastness of our planet’s oceans holds unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is Kaluoka’hina, the enchanted reef, whose magic protects it from being discovered by humans. Kaluoka’hina’s colorful inhabitants have thus always lived in peace… until the volcano erupts and the spell is broken. Now it’s up to the young sawfish Jake and […]
16 Apr
11:00 am - 12:00 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 […]
16 Apr
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big is a first-of-its-kind film for giant screen theaters, setting out to transform how we think about engineering. From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots, solar cars and smart, sustainable cities, Dream Big celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels […]
16 Apr
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
View Detail

Unseen Earth

What does the Earth look like? When you close your eyes, you likely imagine a blue planet floating peacefully in space. Surprisingly, this iconic image has been with humanity for only about half a century, when it first glimpsed just over 50 years ago. Since that transformative moment, our perception of Earth has been continuously […]
16 Apr
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
View Detail

Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope

Trace the history of the telescope, starting with Galileo’s modifications, then to a child’s spyglass, and finally to the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy, with this show that explores the discoveries made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years. This show is preceded by a seasonal Sky Tonight show.
17 Apr
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
View Detail

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big is a first-of-its-kind film for giant screen theaters, setting out to transform how we think about engineering. From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots, solar cars and smart, sustainable cities, Dream Big celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels […]
17 Apr
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
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