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.
Little Eve - Stories of Planet Earth
Eve is small—but her problems feel enormous.
When the wolves won’t stop picking on her, she runs away. But her mother gently shows her how even the smallest can be strong—through three unforgettable stories.
Eve listens, learns, and begins to wonder: What if she’s stronger than she thinks?
Everest
Revisit the inspiring ascent of the world’s tallest mountain with a team of four international climbers who find hope, beauty, and triumph in the wake of tragedy. First released in 1998, Everest was the fastest rollout ever for a giant screen film and landed on Variety’s Top 10 Box Office list, shattering all previous attendance records and going on to become the highest grossing giant-screen documentary of all time. Digitally remastered in 16k resolution, this special edition will allow a new generation to experience this moving, critically acclaimed film.
Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films with major funding from the National Science Foundation.
Narrated by Liam Neeson, and featuring the music of George Harrison, including “Here Comes The Sun.”
Dancing Among the Stars
A beautiful animated look at the motions of the Earth in space that lead to the cycles of the day and night, the parade of the seasons throughout the year, as well as the turning of the stars in the sky at night.
Subjects that can be challenging and complex, yet important to understand, are made colorful and clear.
Subjects that can be challenging and complex, yet important to understand, are made colorful and clear.
Deep Sky / Live Sky Tour
The starry sky is one of the most beautiful natural viewscapes we can see from Earth. Thousands of stars dotting the sky above our heads provoke that feeling of infinity and at the same time smallness. Humans have felt this since we first turned our eyes up to the sky.
But what lies beyond? If we were able to look farther and farther away and to study this black background of the night, what would we see?
Over the past decades large telescopes and observatories in space have spied the black background of the night and have unearthed a fascinating, dynamic and complex universe…hundreds, thousands of astronomical objects that were hidden from our view have filled our eyes with an explosion of colors, shapes and unimaginable dimensions.
A live sky tour follows the program, featuring constellations, planets, the moon and other items of interest currently visible in the sky, with tips for finding your way around in the heavens on the next clear night, and stories about the stars.
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.
We Are Stars / Live Sky Tour
Roll up! Roll up! Come inside to experience the universe like never before! Join the Time Master on a journey through space and time. Discover how the very atoms that make up every one of us were forged in the hearts of stars or created in their cataclysmic deaths. See the explosive beginnings of our universe, watch stellar birth and death, and experience the formation of planets and the eventual rise of life. It's the greatest carnival ride of all time, so roll up and see how we are all stars.
After the show, a live show presenter takes you on a tour of the current night sky, including tips for locating the planets, how to find constellations, and ancient myths about the stars.
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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