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 ...

How did the universe come into being and how could it end one day? Prof. Dr. Heino Falcke addresses these big questions in his new book "Zwischen Urknall und Apokalypse - Die große Geschichte unseres ...

The Thames and Kosmos Planetarium Projector impresses with its two-in-one projections: A dome projects stars or constellations around the room, while a secondary projector accompanies this with an ...

Whether shining stars, spherical sounds or new perspectives on space and time - the Carl Zeiss Planetarium combines science and spectacular experiences. 100 years after the opening of the first ...

Since the beginning of time, people have been fascinated by the night sky. In ancient times, orreries and celestial globes were used to recreate the movement of stars and planets. With the birth of ...

On May 7, 1925, the world's first planetarium opened in Munich, Germany, to great wonder and acclaim. Fourteen years later, a similar stargazing facility would open in Pittsburgh. The planetarium ...