December 14, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Larry Cat in Space UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Larry Cat In Space is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat who takes a trip to the Moon. Ideal for families with young children. Our shows are open to the public in the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. The planetarium is located on the second floor of the Science Building, by the Foucault pendulum, right above... Free
December 14, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Season of Light UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Season of Light is an elegant and sophisticated program about the coldest and darkest of seasons — a time which holds some of the warmest and brightest celebrations of the year. This planetarium presentation traces the history and development of many of the world's most endearing holiday customs, all of which involve lighting up the... Free
December 7, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 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 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... Free
November 23, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 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 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.... Free
November 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Big Astronomy UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Big Astronomy or Astronomía a Gran Escala, is a multifaceted research and outreach project, supported by several partners and funded by the National Science Foundation, that showcases the award-winning bilingual planetarium show Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries. The planetarium show transports viewers to Chile where the dark skies and dry, remote setting create ideal conditions for... Free
November 9, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Stories of the Constellations UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States We will learn together a few constellations and the ancient legends associated with them. Ideal for families with young children. Our shows are open to the public in the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. The planetarium is located on the second floor of the Science Building, by the Foucault pendulum, right above the east main entrance. Direct access is... Free
November 9, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Cosmic Castaways UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States There are places in the Universe where the night sky has no constellations. No Orion, no Saucepan. Nothing but a few lonely, far away stars and some faint, ghostly patches of light. Almost all stars lie within the crowded boundaries of huge galaxies, travelling with their brothers and sisters as a vast galactic family. But... Free
November 2, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 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 on the Hubble Space Telescope designed to analyze ultraviolet light from very distant, faint objects. COS allows us to learn about the origins of the... Free
October 26, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States 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
October 19, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Musica- Why is the Universe Beautiful? UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States This all-ages show in the planetarium presents the idea that art, music, physics and mathematics are fundamentally related and an integral part of the beauty of the Cosmos. With vivid, detailed descriptions of the spiral designs inherent in natural phenomena such as DNA, sunflowers and galaxies, the concepts of harmony and harmonics resulting from maths... Free
October 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Homecoming/ Family Day Planetarium Shows UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Make time to enjoy one of the Family Day Planetarium shows available to you! Our schedule for the day is as follows: 10 a.m. “From Earth to the Universe” 11 a.m. “Supermassive Black Holes" 1 p.m. “Out There – The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds” 2 p.m. “Phantom of the Universe – The Hunt for Dark... Free
October 12, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Understanding the Basics of the Calendar UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Understanding the basics of the calendar - What is a day? What is a month? What is a year? How are the names of the days related to important objects in our solar system? Join us for this Junior Scientist program ideal for families! Our shows are open to the public in the Allen F. Blocher... Free