Sanford Museum and Planetarium will host a retirement party for its 1951 Spitz A-1 planetarium projector. As part of nearly $1 million in upgrades to the facility, the 45-year-old projector will be ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Teaching modern astronomy with planetarium equipment that was built before astronauts landed on the moon is a tricky venture. And it’s a task that has troubled Ohio State ...

The night after Christmas, Santa was out of Juneau for the evening — way out. “What do astronauts and Santa have in common?” volunteer Cristina Della Rosa asked the 50 of people inside Marie Drake ...

Since its opening, and until recent years, our Zeiss Model VIa optical planetarium projector has brought the wonder of the night sky to countless visitors. The Zeiss Company no longer services the ...

With a specialized 3-D projector and state-of-the-art acoustics, the completely rebuilt Brigham Young University planetarium was unveiled by physics and astronomy department officials in March.

The University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium is getting a new projector. “The biggest thing is since it’s a newer technology, we’re going to have better resolution, it’s going ...

This reasonably priced star projector is sufficiently bright and offers enough customization to keep most users happy and entertained. It takes up only a tiny amount of space and features technology ...

After being closed for nearly three years, the planetarium adjacent to Washington-Liberty High School is wishing upon a star that it will reopen later this fall. With that done, the planetarium is ...

The Adler Planetarium's Zeiss Mark VI projector was installed in 1970. As if scientists weren't having enough problems due to federal budget freezes, now they're facing flak from Republican ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered ...

The Friends of the Marie Drake Planetarium, a group of volunteers whose mission is to provide astronomy education and care for the planetarium, is fundraising for a digital projector. The current ...