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Black Holes

Sat, Jan 10, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   dollar icon

Explore Black Holes in this full-dome planetarium film.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Jan 14, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!

The Vera Rubin Observatory: A Closer Look

Fri, Jan 16, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

See the stunning first images from the Vera Rubin Observatory and learn about it's upcoming 10 year survey of the cosmos.

Mysteries of Your Brain

Sat, Jan 17, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Jump into an animated adventure following a girl and her crow companion as they explore what makes the human brain so special.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Jan 21, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!

Strange New Worlds: NASA’s Exploration of the Solar System

Fri, Jan 23, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Explore the solar system in the planetarium in this family friendly program!

Seeing!

Sat, Jan 24, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: See description   registration icon    

Follow the journey of a photon with the full-dome film, Seeing!

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Jan 28, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!

FORWARD! to the Moon

Sat, Jan 31, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: See description   registration icon    

Learn about NASA's plans to return to the Moon in this full-dome film.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Feb 4, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!

Common Ground

Thu, Feb 5, 2026   6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   registration icon    

Come watch this documentary about healing the planet through regenerative farming.

Night Sky in February

Fri, Feb 6, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Take a planetarium journey through the night sky for the month of February.
Photo by Elena Georgi

One Sky

Sat, Feb 7, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Experience sky perspectives and stories from around the world in this full-dome film.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Feb 11, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Photo by Elena Georgi

Fractals

Sat, Feb 14, 2026   11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Watch animated fractals swirl across the full-dome screen to music.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Feb 18, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!

The James Webb Space Telescope Unlocked Universe

Fri, Feb 20, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Come learn about the new discoveries and new mysteries from James Webb and check out some beautiful pictures!
Photo by Elena Georgi

Unveiling the Invisible Universe

Sat, Feb 21, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Learn about the latest observations of the universe in this full-dome movie.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Feb 25, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!

Astronomy in New Mexico

Fri, Feb 27, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Learn about the wide range of astronomical observing in New Mexico with Galen Gisler.
Photo by Elena Georgi

We Are Stars

Sat, Feb 28, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Find out about the origins of universe in this animated full-dome planetarium film.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Mar 4, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!

Night Sky in March

Fri, Mar 6, 2026   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Take a planetarium journey through the night sky for the month of March.
Photo by Elena Georgi

Cosmic Mashups

Sat, Mar 7, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Watch the formation of supermassive black holes in this full-dome planetarium film!

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Mar 11, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Photo by Elena Georgi

Mayan Archeoastronomy

Sat, Mar 14, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Learn about Mayan views of the sky in this animated full-dome planetarium film.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Mar 18, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Photo by Elena Georgi

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage

Sat, Mar 21, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

Find out what might be needed for humans to journey to Mars in this full-dome planetarium movie.

Walk-In Planetarium Show

Wed, Mar 25, 2026   4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: Free   

Explore the cosmos with one of our astronomers during a lively planetarium open house, featuring a 15-minute star show followed by Q&A and sky tour requests!
Photo by Elena Georgi

Explore

Sat, Mar 28, 2026   11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy
Admission: $8/adult; $6/child; $20/family   registration icon    dollar icon

EXPLORE presents a broad selection of science in a modern and accessible way, in a story that revolves around the ambition to colonize Mars.

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