3-2-1 Liftoff! - planetarium show
3-2-1 Liftoff! - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
Elon is a hamster scientist who lives in a junk yard, but nobody takes him very seriously. The local rats aren't impressed by his science and engineering experiments which sometimes go awry. Then one day Elon finds a crater containing a damaged robot in his garden. Elon fixes the robot and finds o…
Sunday, June 16 2024
3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Max Goes to the Moon - planetarium show
Max Goes to the Moon - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
Max the Dog and a girl named Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo era, and their trip proves so inspiring to people back on Earth that all the nations of the world come together to build a great Moon colony. Adapted from the book written by Jeffrey Bennett and illustrated by Alan …
Sunday, June 16 2024
1:30 PM
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2:30 PM
Magic Tree House: Space Mission - planetarium show
Magic Tree House: Space Mission - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Tree House as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books, and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on…
Sunday, April 21 2024
1:30 PM
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2:30 PM
Mars: The Ultimate Voyage - planetarium show
Mars: The Ultimate Voyage - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
What will it take for astronauts to travel to the Moon, Mars and beyond? On this long journey, what challenges will astronauts face? How will they stay motivated and healthy on their spacecraft so far away from Earth? This planetarium show explores these questions and more. Duration: 25 minutesRec…
Sunday, April 21 2024
3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System - planetarium show
Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
A look at the solar system, our celestial neighborhood, but with the added element of "sonification," the representation of objects through sound. This makes the planetarium show more accessible to people with low vision. Note that there are 2 screenings of this program during the weekend - be sur…
Sat, May 18 2024
8:00 PM
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Sun, May 19 2024
2:30 PM
Moonbase: The Next Step - planetarium show
Moonbase: The Next Step - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
Moonbase - The Next Step is a story of pushing scientific and technological advances to the limit. This fulldome planetarium show looks at both the danger and wonder that will be involved with travelling 250,000 miles to live on another world. How will we learn to survive and work in reduced gravit…
Saturday, June 15 2024
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
MarsQuest - planetarium show
MarsQuest - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
This show traces Mars through history, looking at its influence on both science and culture. It examines the findings from various spacecraft missions, and compares the climate and terrain of Earth and Mars. The show also looks at what will be needed to get crewed missions to the Red Planet. Durat…
Saturday, April 20 2024
8:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Two Small Pieces of Glass - planetarium show
Two Small Pieces of Glass - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
Follow along with 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 — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and t…
Sunday, March 17 2024
3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Mars: The Ultimate Voyage - planetarium show
Mars: The Ultimate Voyage - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
What will it take for astronauts to travel to the Moon, Mars and beyond? On this long journey, what challenges will astronauts face? How will they stay motivated and healthy on their spacecraft so far away from Earth? This planetarium show explores these questions and more. Duration: 25 minutesRec…
Saturday, April 20 2024
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM
Explore - planetarium show
Explore - planetarium show
Arlington, VA
Explore is a full-dome planetarium show about humanity's desire to move beyond Earth and explore space. This very visual show discusses a broad range of science in an accessible manner, including the history of astronomy, geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system, and it even explains …
Saturday, June 15 2024
8:00 PM
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9:00 PM
