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.

Pull out the paints, crayons, markers, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, and any other DIY materials you have around the house. At ...

On Nov. 28, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the Dome Room will again open to the public to see the constellations. The presentation, ...

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 ...