Featured Featured May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cosmic Cycles (Live presentation) UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States What are the natural cycles in the cosmos? Join a special LIVE presentation in the UWSP Blocher Planetarium on May 26. Planetarium director, Dr. Sebastian Zamfir will talk about fundamental... Free
May 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Phantom of the Universe – The Search for Dark Matter UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States This planetarium show journeys across space and time, speeding alongside particles before they collide in a visually stunning explosion of light and sound. Then, learn how scientist around the world... Free
June 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm From Earth to the Universe UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States 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... Free
Featured Featured June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Planets of the Solar System (LIVE) UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States We will visit the Sun and the eight planets of the Solar System. Our itinerary will allow us to see our close celestial neighbors in great detail. Explore the Sun,... Free
June 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sunstruck! UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Heliophysics is the main component of the Sunstruck! planetarium show. It includes information on the sun, parts/layers, space weather and its impact on Earth. With amazing footage from NASA heliophysics... Free
June 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Out There – The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States For thousands of years, humankind thought that the Earth was the center of the universe. Thanks to our curiosity, imagination and urge to explore, we now know that planets like... Free
June 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mars: The Ultimate Voyage UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Discover the many challenges astronauts will face and how creativity, communication, and collaboration are essential for deep space exploration. This full-dome show takes audiences to the Red Planet. On a... Free
June 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Supermassive Black Holes UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Shed light on the physics of black hole formation! Leading scientists in observational and theoretical studies of black holes and galaxies, industrial experts in cutting-edge big technologies, and professionals in... Free
June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mysteries of Your Brain UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Jump into an animated adventure following a girl and her crow companion as they explore what makes the human brain so special. Together you’ll zoom along the paths of neurons,... Free
June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Cosmic Spectrograph UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Discover spectroscopy, the science of light, and learn how scientists study the Universe by deciphering clues hidden in light arriving from distant objects. The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) is an instrument... Free
June 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Zodiac – The Moon, The Sun, and the Path of the Planets Zodiac conveys fundamental celestial phenomena in way that's easy to understand. Follow the Moon and Sun as they move across the star-studded sky, and meet constellations with well-known names. Our... Free
July 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope show follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students... Free