2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Explore May 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Explore Have you ever wondered how our modern spacecraft can navigate quickly and accurately to Earth orbit and beyond? Find out in EXPLORE! Humanity has always had a fascination with the stars — from ancient stargazers and astrologers to the breakthrough discoveries of Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler. EXPLORE begins with a look at how scholars... Free
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us May 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us Journey across space and time as we explore the remnants of stellar explosions, tracing the movements of elements through our galaxy to understand how stars live, die, and seed the Universe with the elements to build new generations of stars, planets, and life. Narrated by Diego Luna, the California Academy of Sciences’ all-new, original planetarium... Free
Featured 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cosmic Cycles (Live presentation) Featured May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cosmic Cycles (Live presentation) 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 units of time as they relate to natural cycles in cosmos: day, month, year. We will also relate the days of the week and some... Free
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Phantom of the Universe – The Search for Dark Matter May 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Phantom of the Universe – The Search for Dark Matter 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 are collaborating to track down dark matter… the hunt is on. Narrated by Academy Award winner, Tilda Swinton with sound by an Academy Award winning... Free