Fulldome Video Presentations

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is creating the most detailed map of our nearby universe. Installed on the Mayall telescope on Kitt Peak in Southern Arizona, DESI's 5000 Eyes are independently operated robots that can measure the light from thousands of galaxies at once. Join us as we explore the science, instrument, and people behind this global endeavor.

For ages 12+

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Follow an international team of scientists from over twenty countries who embark on the epic year-long expedition to the Central Arctic - MOSAiC - The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Arctic Climate launched in September 2019. Led by the German Alfred Wegener Institute, the MOSAiC team froze the German Icebreak R/V Polarstern into the sea ice to observe the Arctic climate for an entire year. As they drift with an ice floe, they strive to better understand this remote region's climate and its future. The Arctic Pulse captures the year-long journey of scientists onboard the MOSAiC Expedition and their experiences in one of the most extreme and unique places on Earth.

For ages 12+

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If an asteroid was ever headed our way, what could be done about it? ESA and NASA plan to test if a technique called kinetic impact would work to deflect it. The Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission is made up of two spacecraft: the US-led Double Asteroid Redirection Test and the European-led Asteroid Impact Mission.

For ages 10+

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For more than two hundred years, astronomers have been wondering what asteroids are actually like. They believe that these primitive rocks have been concealing countless secrets for billions of years: they are time capsules that will allow them to go back in time to the formation of the solar system and the creation of Earth.

Recently, major space agencies around the world have sent unmanned missions to asteroids. The most daring ones are collecting samples and bringing them back to Earth. These expeditions hold a host of surprises for researchers and shake up our understanding of these celestial bodies. At first glance, it appears unlikely that they can threaten us. But, while some circle the sun, like planets, others cross paths with Earth’s orbit.

What seemed like science fiction, has now become reality: in order to avoid a cataclysmic collision, we are currently learning how to deflect asteroids from their celestial path!

For ages 12+

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The exploration of space is the greatest endeavour that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut?

Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to manoeuvring through microscopic regions of the human body.

Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

For ages 6+

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astronaut; space exploration; life; life sciences

Experience the Solar System like never before - by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound! Explore the audio universe.

For ages 9+

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The Google Lunar XPRIZE is designed to democratize space and create new opportunities for eventual human and robotic presence on the Moon. Back To The Moon For Good examines the engineering and innovation steps taken by internationally distributed teams competing to land a spacecraft on the Moon and vie for additional prizes. We highlight the human spirit of competition and collaboration as teams take on this audacious challenge. Who will win the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE?

For ages 10+

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The Big Astronomy planetarium show features the people behind the science of modern large astronomical projects, like the incredible giant telescopes located in Chile. Just like these large telescopes, amateur astronomers seek dark skies for sharing the wonders of the universe with their communities.

For ages 10+

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How did our solar system originate? What chain of events led to its creation? Just as detectives look for traces of evidence to solve a mystery, astronomers analyze the evidence that points to the formation of the Sun and planets. The Birth of the Solar System gives us a unique look at the formation of the solar system by tracing the role that collisions played throughout its history.

For ages 10+

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Black holes. No longer the stuff of science fiction, their discovery has been a triumph of modern science. An incredible journey that has crossed the boundary from imagination to reality.

For ages 10+

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CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story is an immersive, historical documentary that showcases the achievements of the Apollo program and what it took to put the first human on the Moon.

For ages 10+

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2019 was the 100th anniversary of the British Solar Eclipse expedition. Checking Up on Einstein explores the expedition's observations of the gravitational deflection of light near the Sun, and their significance as the first successful test of Einstein's general theory of relativity — after all, this was what catapulted Einstein to world fame! The film includes custom-made, fully relativistic simulations of light propagation in the vicinity of a black hole.

For ages 10+

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Citizen Sky: Epsilon Aurigae> describes eclipsing binary stars, light curves, and the Citizen Sky project - a multi-year citizen science project focusing on the bright variable star, Epsilon Aurigae.

For ages 10+

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Climate Change in Our Backyard illuminates the story of how and why our climate is changing. from the remote mountain shack in the Colorado Rockies, through ancient bubbles in Antarctic ice, and into our own homes.

For ages 12+

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The Clock Tower Project has created a modern, digital, and three-dimensional clock tower that displays a long view of the past, present, and future of our global community. It is designed to provide everyone with a shared sense of where we come from, of the critical moment that we face today through the climate crisis, and of the possible future that awaits us if we successfully navigate this crisis.

For ages 12+

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Clockwork Skies explores the patterns of motion and time in our skies. For young audiences.

For ages 4+

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A showcase of stars that find themselves on their own, deep within voids between galaxies. These cosmic castaways are unlike most other stars that lie within the crowded boundaries of galaxies, traveling with their brothers and sisters in a vast galactic family.

For ages 10+

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Cosmic Colors will take you on a wondrous journey across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Discover the many reasons for color, like why the sky is blue and why 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 at your doctor’s office. You will even see the actual color of a dinosaur - based on recent evidence. Get ready for an amazing adventure under a rainbow of cosmic light!

For ages 8+

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Join Dr. Becky Nevin's research into the evolution and development of supermassive blackholes found within the galaxies spread across our Universe. Gravity is the force behind these Cosmic Mashups.

For ages 12+

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An overview of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, a tool installed on the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009. The show covers basics of spectroscopy, galactic/extragalactic gas, quasars as sources of background light, and cosmic evolution.

For ages 10+

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How did the universe begin, and how is it evolving? What might its ultimate fate be? Explore some of the big questions in Cosmology. Narrated by Michael Stevens of Vsauce.

For ages 12+

This program explains and explores dark matter, the missing 80% of the mass of the Universe. The audience is introduced to the idea of dark matter, why astronomers think it exists, and provided an explanation why radio astronomy is so well-suited to its discovery.

For ages 10+

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For several centuries, we have become accustomed to lighting up artificial light sources after dark, considering them natural. But it’s not. Take a look at light pollution in the Dark Side of Light.

For ages 8+

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Like almost all children, Celeste is fascinated with dinosaurs.

She is preparing a talk for her class about how they went extinct when Moon, a very wise and magical character, poses a tantalizing question: what if I told you that there are still dinosaurs among us?

Celeste will join Moon in a journey through time, and exciting adventure that will show them the Earth as it was in the very, very distant past.

They will see the fascinating transformations that these animals underwent over millions of years, creating giant creatures, armored beasts and super predators, until the day that a cataclysmic impact event caused a mass extinction on Earth.

But all is not lost. Celeste will discover the key to their survival.

For ages 6+

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Distant Worlds - Alien Life? explores one of the most enduring questions of humankind with which for millennia our ancestors have wrestled with - are we alone? Earth is the only planet we know for sure to be inhabited, but the universe is a vast place filled with billions and billions of stars and planets.

For ages 10+

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Dynamic Earth explores the inner workings of Earth’s great life support system: the global climate. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere.
Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes.

For ages 9+

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Earth, Moon and Sun explores the relationship between Earth, Moon and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions. Coyote has many misconceptions about our home planet and its most familiar neighbors. His confusion about the universe makes viewers think about how Earth, Moon and Sun work together as a system and learn to distinguish between myths and science.

Learn the basics of fusion and solar energy and why the Sun rises and sets. Examine the Moon’s orbit, craters, phases and eclipses. You’ll even take a look at past and future space travel to our Moon … and beyond!

For ages 6+

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A look at the Earth, Moon, Sun system and how it has influenced life on Earth. Also included in this program are tides, the phases of the Moon, seasons, and eclipses.

For ages 7+

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Take a breathtaking tour of our ever-active planet. Fly to sites of historic earthquakes and envision a future made safer from seismic events.

For ages 10+

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Eclipses and Phases of the Moon is an overview of Earth's companion, the Moon, which appears sometimes at night and sometimes during the day. Its physical features and phases fascinate us and for brief moments during solar eclipses, it upstages even the Sun.

For ages 7+

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Learn about the many important roles of living and non-living factors in ecosystems. A unique educational tool including technical terminology such as abiotic, consumer, community, omnivore, food web and many more – from the types of ecosystems to the roles of plants and animals and how it all interrelates. Complete with integrated reviews and on-screen quiz.

For ages 10+

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In Einstein's Gravity Playlist we join Lucia, a PhD student in physics, on an exploration of how gravitational waves are formed, how they move through the universe, and how scientists like her work to hear them.

For ages 10+

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Exoplanets is a Casper Planetarium Full Dome Production about planets outside of our solar system and the methods used to find them.

For ages 12+

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How do we find distant worlds around other suns? EXOPLANETS — Discovering New Worlds describes the two main methods astronomers use: "wobbles" of stars, and the transit method.

So far, astronomers have found thousands of worlds, ranging from hot Jupiters to super-Earths. Discovering planets is one thing; finding life on those worlds is the next challenge.

For ages 10+

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Explorations is a series of 8 short fulldome videos from the Fiske Planetarium and NASA:

- Satellites measure the changing levels of groundwater
- Tiny, inexpensive satellites
- New Horizons tells us about Pluto
- Spacecraft sent into the Sun’s atmosphere
- Rocks from the Moon
- The Orion spacecraft
- The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
- The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

For ages 10+

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Ep 1 - GRACE: Earth's Hidden Water
Ep 2 - Big Science, Small Packages
Ep 3 - MU69
Ep 4 - Parker Solar Probe
Ep 5 - Rocks from the Moon
Ep 6 - The Dawn of Orion
Ep 7 - TESS Discovering Distant Worlds
Ep 8 - SOFIA: Learning From the Invisible
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In Final Frontier we leave the comfort of home, fly out into the Solar System, visit the planets and venture beyond. How far can we reach with current technology? What can we learn? Will we ever be able to reach the planets we have discovered orbiting other stars?

For ages 9+

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Extreme weather takes center stage in Force 5. Experience the devastating effects of hurricanes, tornadoes, and space storms, and learn how to predict and survive these monsters.

For ages 10+

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Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon.

For ages 9+

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This short program illustrates why Earth has seasons, how the sun’s altitude in the sky changes over the course of a year, and how the angle of the sun causes changes in weather. Four Paths of the Sun is produced by the Casper Planetarium.

For ages 10+

Leave our fragile planet Earth behind as you fly to the farthest reaches of the Universe. Float up through Earth’s atmosphere, and gain an astronaut’s view of your home — the only planet currently known to support life. Then travel to the Moon, Mars, and even beyond the Milky Way to search for habitats that might support extraterrestrial life.

For ages 8+

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From Earth To The Universe takes the audience out of colorful birthplaces and the burial grounds of stars, and still further beyond the Milky Way to the unimaginable immensity of a myriad of glaxies. A history of astronomy, the invention of the telescope, and today's giant telescopes are included.

For ages 8+

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All life on Earth is connected by a great mystery we are only just beginning to unravel. Hidden between the world of plants and animals, another world exists… Fungi: Web of Life. Discover the mysterious world that exists between and connects all life on Earth.

For ages 4+

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Once we thought that Earth was the center of the universe. Shapely and Hubble changed that prespective by showing that we are part of a vast expanse of galaxies. This program reviews some of their key discoveries and explores some of the most common types of galaxies.

For ages 12+

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Gravity and Space Travel is a series of fulldome video clips explaining gravity assists and how they are used in space travel.

For ages 10+

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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. Be warned though, the Observatorium isn’t just for show. The Great Solar System Adventure! will transport the audience right to the heart of some of the deadliest locations in our slice of the heavens. It’s going to take some fancy flying to get everyone back in one piece!

For ages 6+

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In Grossology and You, we join Noreen Neuron as she leads us through a competition to decide which body system is the best and brightest. Will it be Scabby (the immune system), Boogie (the respiratory system) or Flatus (the digestive system)? Laugh and learn as these animated characters explore the inner workings of the human body!

For ages 8+

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The H2O Cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, advection, humidity, transpiration, and even evapotranspiration are introduced and taught in this video.

For ages 7+

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Discover what it means to live in today’s connected world with Habitat Earth, an award-winning film that takes viewers on a journey through the vast networks of life on Earth. You'll learn how life changes our planet—and how we benefit from our connections to the life that surrounds us.

For ages 8+

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Learn the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a cross-quarter day. Halloween: Celestial Origins also explores the night sky to learn what planets, constellations, and stars are out on Halloween night.

For ages 8+

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Journey to an asteroid with Hera – a small spacecraft with big ambitions. Hera is ESA’s contribution to humanity’s first ever planetary defence experiment. Its up-close observations of double asteroid system Didymos will help prove whether we could ever deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.

For ages 10+

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Using immersive visualisations and real images, The Hot and Energetic Universe examines the achievements of the most modern forms of astronomy: advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories; the basic principles of electromagnetic radiation; and the natural phenomena related to the High Energy Astrophysics.

For ages 14+

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This program thoroughly covers the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, from the history of its creation to the practical use it has for astronomers today. It begins with an in-depth look at the brightest stars we see from Earth, and then it takes the viewer on a fly-through of the exact locations of the closest stars to the Sun - using the HR diagram along the way.

For ages 13+

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IMPACT! is a planetarium show that teaches about meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. It includes results from recent NASA missions and about the dangers they can pose to life on Earth.

For ages 8+

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Incoming! embarks on a journey back in time and across the Solar System, following the paths of asteroids and comets that have collided with Earth—and those that roam far from home. These ancient objects travel billions of years before reaching Earth, and their impact can be so powerful that just one collision can change the course of life on our planet.

For ages 9+

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Experience our star through breathtaking timelapses taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Discover the true nature of the incredible Sun and how it is not as calm as it may at first appear.

For ages 8+

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Infinity Express is an exciting journey of discovery, from the search of the solar system to the mapping of the universe. It is a remarkable blend of science, art, and entertainment that dramatically communicates the latest breakthroughs in our quest to understand the universe.

For ages 10+

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Step out onto an ice floe in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, and watch and listen as scientists race the fading light to set up one of the most ambitious international climate collaborations ever, MOSAiC. Into the Polar Night examines the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate launched in September 2019. Led by the German Alfred Wegener Institute, the mission froze an icebreaker into the Central Arctic Ocean, to better understand the remote region and the role it plays in global climate and weather patterns.

For ages 12+

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Each meteorite plucked off the ground, every moon rock collected by Apollo astronauts and every measurement recorded by NASA’s far-flung probes has given planetary scientists important clues and insights into how our solar system formed and evolved. Join physicist David Kaplan on Quanta Magazine's Journey to the Birth of the Solar System - a tour showing how the sun, the Earth and the other planets came to be.

For ages 10+

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Travel faster than light, from the driest place on Earth, right to the centre of our own galaxy, where a black hole is consuming anything that strays into its path. Eighty-four million stars will appear, each hiding mysteries waiting to be solved as we Journey to the Centre of the Milky Way.

For ages 8+

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Larry Cat In Space is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat who takes a trip to the Moon. For young audiences.

For ages 3+

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Life: A Cosmic Story tells the 14-billion-year saga of how we came to be. It's a journey from the microscopic view inside a plant cell to the vastness of our universe populated by billions of galaxies swirling in space.

For ages 6+

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The Little Star That Could is a story about Little Star, an average yellow star in search for planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he meets other stars, learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies. Eventually, Little Star is introduced to basic information about our Solar System.

For ages 6+

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What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? Journey through the cosmos to discover how a deeper understanding of Earth can help us spot other Living Worlds light-years away.

For ages AGE+

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Losing the Dark is a 'public service announcement' planetarium show. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding light pollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.

For ages 8+

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Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Tree House as they discover a note that sends them on a mission to answer a series of six questions about space.

For ages 3+

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What will it take to get to Mars? Explore this question in the new planetarium show Mars: The Ultimate Voyage.

This dynamic, animated experience highlights real NASA research and initiatives that are preparing the next generation of astronauts to travel to Mars. It illuminates how creativity, collaboration, communication, and expertise in a diverse number of fields are key for the success of deep space travel—while also inspiring the next generation of STEM professionals!

This planetarium show is produced by the BellMuseum, in partnership with NASA and UNC Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.

For ages 8+

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How can we use the light from distant stars to search for potentially habitable exoplanets? Researchers are using the Hubble Space Telescope's Measurements of the Ultraviolet Spectral Characteristics of Low-mass Exoplanetary Systems (MUSCLES) survey to study properties of red dwarf stars and how their intense x-ray and ultraviolet flares may affect the chemistry of planets' atmospheres.

For ages 12+

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Two of the most profound questions humans can ask are "Where do we come from?" and "Are we alone?" It is only natural that we look across the gulfs of space to search for other inhabited worlds. Oceans In Space is a journey of exploration that seeks out places where conditions are favorable for life to exist. This original and thought-provoking presentation highlights the search for extrasolar planets and an understanding of the conditions necessary to form and sustain life.

For ages 8+

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This is the fulldome feature version of the One Sky Project short films. Each short film represents the perspective of a different culture or Indigenous society from around the globe. Each film stands alone as a short story or in combination as a longer narrative – organized around themes of "Finding Patterns" and developing tools, or as we say, "To Seek Far."

For ages 9+

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Explore the night sky with Big Bird, Elmo, and a friend from China named Hu Hu Zhu! In this planetarium show featuring beloved characters from Sesame Street, you'll learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun and the Moon. One World, One Sky - Big Bird's Adventure is the perfect introduction to space for our youngest astronomers!

For ages 3+

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Our Violent Planet is all about earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. These catastrophic events inform us about the Earth's geology and plate tectonics.

For ages 6+

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With the world’s most powerful telescopes, more and more of the Universe can be explored. What's been found so far has surpassed even the wildest expectations of scientists as well as authors of science fiction. Out There: The Quest For Extrasolar Worlds showcases the huge diversity of different worlds out there just waiting to be discovered.

For ages 10+

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Journeying from our Solar System to the Virgo Supercluster and back again, get an astronaut’s-eye view of the incredible objects that constitute our Universe and an inspiring reminder of the limitlessness of human imagination and ingenuity. Passport to the Universe is narrated by Tom Hanks.

For ages 7+

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Phantom of the Universe - The Hunt for Dark Matter is an exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. How scientists around the world are collaborating to track down the constituents of dark matter is also included.

For ages 10+

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The Pluto Story looks at the popular ex-planet and why it was reclassified ans a dwarf planet.

For ages 6+

Saturn’s rings are one of the most beautiful sights in the solar system. Astronomers have known about these rings for over 400 years, yet they still present many questions. Learn the history of the discovery of Saturn’s rings and see the mysterious features captured by space craft that have explored the planet.

For ages 9+

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Science Through Shadows (STS) is a NASA funded Science Activation Project based at Fiske Planetarium in Boulder, Colorado. Through short length planetarium films, the STS team explores the shadows in astronomy, hoping to shed light on topics such as eclipses, occultations, and transits.

For ages 8+

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Season of Light explores the reasons humans are so fascinated with lighting up our lives during the December holiday season. It's an exploration of the astronomical meanings behind seasonal traditions.

For ages 5+

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Find out more about "what's up tonight" in just a few minutes than some people do in a lifetime! Hop through constellations, learn cool star names, and groove to planetarium space music in this fulldome audiovisual experience. Each Seasonal Stargazing show is specific for the current sky.

For ages 7+

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In SEEING: A Photon’s Journey Across Space and Mind we follow the journey of a single photon as it is produced in a distant star, before travelling across the vast expanse of space to land on someone's retina. This fulldome planetarium show explores some of the fascinating processes of the cosmos, from astrophysics to the biology of the eye and brain. The show is narrated by astronomer and science communicator, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

For ages 10+

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How big is the distance between the Earth and the Sun - or between the Sun and the other planets? In Sizing Up Space we discover the Light Year, the very large ruler that scientists use to measure the size of Space. Be amazed by the ever-increasing distances to the nearest stars, to the edge of the Milky Way and to the farthest galaxies in the Universe.

For ages 7+

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The Williamsville Space Lab Planetarium has made dome adaptations for Dayle Brown’s first book, Skylore from Planet Earth: stories from around the world…Orion. Williamsville is a suburb of Buffalo, NY and home to children from around the world. The multicultural nature of the stories fits perfectly with our elementary school curriculum. Dayle Brown generously offered us the free use of her illustrations. A kindergarten teacher named Paul McGirr provided our narration. The Williamsville North High School student assistants did all the rest – audio design and mixing, image editing and scripting.

For ages 6+

Space Shapes discusses different round shapes in space. For young audiences.

For ages 3+

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From the air we breathe to the ground we stand on, we owe it all to the stars.

Journey across space and time to witness the origin of the life-giving elements that make up our solar system, Earth—and us!

Spark: The Universe in Us

For ages 12+

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The Sun has shone on our world for four and a half billion years. The light that warms our skin today has been felt by every person who has ever lived. It is our nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives our winds, our weather and all life. The Sun, Our Living Star uncovers the secrets of our star and offer brilliant imagery of the Sun’s violent surface.

For ages 8+

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Enjoy a free guided meditation experience from Ball State University with the program Sunset Meditation. View an amazing sunset as you travel from the Grand Canyon to the North Pole. Then relax under a night sky filled with stars and glimpses of the Northern Lights.

For ages 10+

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In Sunstruck we travel back to the beginning of time and experience the birth of the Sun. We discover how it came to support life, how it threatens life as we know it, and how its energy will one day fade away.

For ages 7+

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Leading scientists in observational and theoretical studies of black holes and galaxies, industrial experts in cutting-edge big technologies, and professionals in science dissemination have been brought together to set up research projects which will combine the latest state-of-the-art observations, numerical simulations and innovative analytic tools to compare theory with observation, and shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution. Supermassive Black Holes presents the environments of the black holes in an impressive and understandable way to the audience.

For ages 9+

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We follow Ted on a journey around the Solar System in search of the perfect planet to plant his plant. His plant will need sunshine, rain and soil. Sing along as we slowly eliminate any place that is too warm, too cold, too poisonous or too dusty. Ted's Space Adventure is for young audiences.

For ages 3+

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To Space and Back takes us on an incredible journey from the far reaches of our known universe to our own planet. It is an extraordinary story of human ingenuity and incredible engineering, describing how the technology that transports us through space is paving the way for the devices and apps we use every day.

For ages 10+

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Totality is a fascinating look at all the wonders of eclipses, especially total solar eclipses. This program examines what eclipses are, how and when they occur, and what wonderful sights they create. We also look back to a fascinating period in scientific discovery when general relativity was proven with the photographic recording of a total solar eclipse.

For ages 8+

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Take a tour of the universe and journey back in time in this video by the California Academy of Sciences. Take in the immense scale of the Universe and reflect on Earth’s place in it. You’ll also see how the light from distant objects represents objects and events from the past, allowing us to peer into the ancient Universe.

For ages 8+

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Two Small Pieces of Glass - The Amazing Telescope follows two students as they interact with an astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass, to the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy.

For ages 7+

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Undiscovered Worlds explores a timeless question: Do other planets like Earth exist? Travel to distant stars and fly up close to exotic planets. Experience the science shifting our perspective on humanity's place in the cosmos.

For ages 10+

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Unseen Earth presents the story of how satellite technologies have revolutionized our understanding of our home. We witness Earth not merely as a static blue marble but as a dynamic, ever-changing ecosystem.

Thanks to advanced orbital observations and in situ measurements, we gain unprecedented insights, enabling us to react swiftly even to sudden environmental shifts and natural disasters.

Discover how continuous advancements in satellite technologies and coordinated global Earth observation programs empower us to monitor our planet more accurately than ever before and respond more effectively to its ongoing transformations.

For age10+

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For thousands of years humans observed the light coming from the night sky with just their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. Finally, in the 20th century with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the earth’s atmosphere and observe X-ray and gamma ray radiation which are the marks of the hot and violent Universe.

But it is not only light that can give us information about the cosmos. Neutrinos and cosmic rays also provide vital information and the detection by the LIGO experiment of gravitational waves from two merging black holes opened a new window in astrophysics. Unveiling the Invisible Universe presents images of the cosmos as revealed by all these different messengers.

For ages 13+

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Astéria, an adorable little starfish, dreams of going on an adventure, just like her hero, Captain Octopus.

One morning, as she gazes at the starry sky giving way to dawn, a spaceship from outer space crash-lands next to her. On board is Stella, a daring shooting star who urgently needs to find fuel to be able to return up there!

Together, they embark on an exciting quest to find methane under the oceans. During their journey, Astéria introduces Stella to the fascinating diversity of marine species, while Stella shares her knowledge about Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. Gradually, they realize the magical connection that ties underwater life to the vastness of space.

Voyage Of The Stars, designed for young viewers, offers authentic underwater visuals that will enchant audiences of all ages.

For ages 6+

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Voyage to Distant Worlds is a tour of the solar system designed for older students and adults. A science-rich show with lots of information about our neighboring planets.

For ages 12+

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We Are Guardians looks at how our world, its peoples and ecosystems are intrinsically connected, and how with the help of satellite monitoring we can examine the links between human activities and climate change.

For ages 6+

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Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry, and our explosive origins in We Are Stars. Connect life on Earth to the evolution of the Universe by following the formation of Hydrogen atoms to the synthesis of Carbon, and the molecules for life.

For ages 8+

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What’s it like outside? Rainy, windy, hot? Let’s check our thermometer, rain gauge and wind sock! Your students will learn important terms for describing and measuring weather and what to do if weather becomes severe in this exciting, live action video. The video also includes an extensive on-screen quiz to engage and check your students on the spot!

For ages 8+

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Funded by the What-If Hypotheticals In Minecraft (WHIMC) research grant, Worlds of Curiosity dives into the questions of what it would be like to live on an Earth with no Moon, or an Earth that was tilted on its side (like Uranus).

Join Mateo and Dr. Alicia Woods as they explore how our lives would be different on these Earths, talk about other hypothetical planets that could exist, and marvel at the even stranger worlds that astronomers have discovered beyond our solar system.

For ages 8+

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