The planetarium turns 100 this year. What came before the giant domes, with imagery of galaxies, asteroids and meteors ...
It wasn’t easy, bringing the stars indoors. The first show, held in Germany in 1925, used grainy footage on a small dome, but was dizzying nonetheless. Now, a whole new future looms.
The facility, now known as the McNair-Davis Planetarium, is slated to reopen early next summer. “We’re looking at, I’m saying ...
The Friends of the Shiras Planetarium has launched an “adopt-a-star” program to meet its fundraising goal of $1,041,000. As ...
The planetarium on the fourth floor of Thornton Hall will begin renovations next year after receiving close to $2 million in ...
Ball State University's planetarium will host its annual Astronomy SLAM competition on Nov. 8. Four students will compete by giving presentations on topics like exoplanets and dark matter. The Charles ...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF/KTUU) - As construction continues on the upcoming planetarium on the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) campus, Omega Smith has been named director for the facility, starting ...