Museum open today 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Perfect Little Planet

Alien creatures standing around a 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!

 

open captioning available Open Captioning Available

Show Times

Friday, March 20th:

Friday, March 20th at 1:30 p.m.

Venue

The Faulkner Planetarium, Idaho's largest domed theater, features the latest in fulldome technology, capable of virtually transporting audiences around the world and to the universe's far-flung reaches. The theater can seat 144. Open captioning for the hearing impaired is available upon request for many programs.

What's Showing Now Directions

Available for K-12 and Group Reservations

Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes - those of a family from another solar system seeking the perfect vacation spot. Fly over the icy surface of dwarf planet Pluto, sail through the rings of Saturn, brave Jupiter's raging lightning storms, and kick up some red dust on Mars. With the best vacation sports in the solar system to choose from, where would your students visit?

Book This Show

You can schedule a private showing for school field trips or private events!

Private Event School Field Trip

Educational Concepts

  • Solar system
  • Sun
  • Planets
  • Moons
  • Asteroids
  • Comets
  • Gas giants
  • Rocky midgets
  • Icy dwarfs
  • Physical nature of sun and planets
  • Rings
  • Atmospheres
  • Life forms on Earth

Suggested Grades

1st through 3rd