Coming Soon to the Planetarium
New releases or returning favorites presented in Idaho's largest full-dome theater.
3-2-1 Liftoff!
Hamster scientist Elon lives in a junk yard. He tries to fit in with the local rats' community but nobody takes him or his (frequently unsuccessful) scientific experiments seriously.
One day, with a loud crash, a crater appears in his garden with a damaged robot inside. How did he get here? Elon fixes the robot, discovering that he fell from a spaceship readying for a mission to colonize Mars.
With the ship leaving in three days, can Elon return the robot to his friends onboard the ship before its departure? Find out in this animated adventure about the courage and wits needed to get to space and back.
One day, with a loud crash, a crater appears in his garden with a damaged robot inside. How did he get here? Elon fixes the robot, discovering that he fell from a spaceship readying for a mission to colonize Mars.
With the ship leaving in three days, can Elon return the robot to his friends onboard the ship before its departure? Find out in this animated adventure about the courage and wits needed to get to space and back.
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon
One of the best-selling albums of all time, it has spent more time on the Billboard Top 200 than any album before or since, with the classics "Breathe," "Time," "Money," "Us and Them," "Brain Damage," and more. You've heard it too many times to count—now see it in mind-bending full-dome.
Ancient Caves
“Ancient Caves” brings science and adventure together as it follows paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley on a mission to unlock the secrets of Earth's climate in the most unlikely of places: caves. Moseley and her team of cave explorers travel the world exploring vast underground worlds in search of stalagmite samples—geologic “fingerprints”—that reveal clues about the planet's climate history. Their quest leads them to some of the world's most remote caves, both above and below the water, in France, Iceland, the Bahamas, the U.S., and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where they study how rapidly Earth's climate can change, and how it has affected human civilization. Together, they venture where very few humans will ever go, revealing the incredible lengths scientists will go to study the unknown.
A MacGillivray Freeman Films presentation of an Oceanic Research Group Films production with support from the Giant Dome Theater Consortium.
A MacGillivray Freeman Films presentation of an Oceanic Research Group Films production with support from the Giant Dome Theater Consortium.
Black Holes: Unknown Horizons / Black Hole Tour
Black holes may be the most extraordinary objects in the cosmos: born in violent explosions of very massive stars, they warp spacetime around them, devour stars, and generate gravitational waves detectable on Earth. The largest black holes, lurking in the hearts of galaxies, can outweigh billions of suns; the smallest, yet to be detected, may be smaller than an atom and evaporate in a flash of gamma rays.
Black holes occupy the edges of our knowledge. Unravelling their mysteries presents one the most exciting challenges in human history, requiring all our capacities as a species, and ultimately advancing the goal of understanding the past, present, and future of this exciting place we call the cosmos.
"Black Holes: Unknown Horizons" is a 32-minute production of Double Dome Films for "la Caixa" Foundation and the Madrid Planetarium.
After the show, a live show presenter takes you on a tour of black holes across the universe, examining which could pose a threat to Earth.
Perfect Little Planet
Tag along with an alien family searching for the perfect place in our solar system to get away from it all.
In this adventure for space travelers of all ages you'll discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family of aliens seeking the perfect vacation spot. Travel from the far reaches of Pluto to the warm rays of our Sun, and explore our Moon and the rings of Saturn!
Serengeti: A Journey to the Heart of Africa
Come explore the African Serengeti in this beautiful giant screen film. Encounter one of the world's oldest and most vibrant ecosystems, whose story is told through the million-animal, ever-moving, migration of the wildebeest. Here, each creature, from the smallest insect to the largest land mammal, has an important role to play.
What series of events happened to create this incredible ecosystem? Can we learn its intricacies to save and protect the Serengeti? Come see how this extraordinary place came to be.
Unseen Universe / Live Sky Tour
Look at the night sky and you are seeing the universe as humankind has for nearly all of history. The visible light that our eyes detect has revealed much about the universe. Yet, it is only the tip of the iceberg: radio, infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays, and other wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum carry a wealth of information about planets, stars, and galaxies.
The relatively recent capability of detecting energy from across the spectrum, together with the added power of interlinking telescopes continents apart, is finally lifting the veil on the secrets of our unseen universe. Discover these technologies and their revelations on this journey into the realm beyond what our eyes can see.
The planetarium features new shows and returning favorites. New shows open three to four times per year. Show offerings typically change monthly, with returning shows rotating on and off the schedule. Check back often to see what’s on tap in the future.
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