Museum of Science, Boston

Exhibits & Shows

Planetarium

Offering a starry dome and much more, the Charles Hayden Planetarium provides daily departures for outer space. Audiences can glimpse everything from actual images of cosmic phenomena to universes we can still only imagine.
In addition, our knowledgeable Planetarium staff host Friday night stargazing at the Gilliland Observatory, and they produce a monthly sky chart and viewing guide (PDF) for visitors to use at home.

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Journey to the Edge of Space and Time (Planetarium Show): Travel to the farthest reaches of our universe — and back in time, to the beginning of it all. This Planetarium show examines our efforts to understand the cosmos, and it shows how ideas that were once considered wild are now the building blocks of new knowledge. See how Einstein's idea that ... (details).

The Sky Tonight (Planetarium Show): Covering constellation and planet identification, this star show also addresses seasonal events and currently visible phenomena. Assistive listening devices and tactile illustrations are available for all shows. (details).

What Happened to Pluto? (Planetarium Show): In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union wrote a definition for "planet": a sphere orbiting the Sun that has cleared its neighborhood of debris. Although Pluto is relatively round and orbits the Sun, it's also part of the Kuiper Belt, a band of frigid chunks where Pluto isn't even the biggest object on the block ... (details).

Winterlight: Stars and Symbols of the Solstice (Planetarium Show): This seasonal program introduces the legends and lore of the winter solstice. (details).

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Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life is on exhibit through January 3, 2010. You can also experience music in an entirely unique way by checking out one of our Laser shows:

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