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10 minutes All ages An explorer of the cosmos has traveled too far…and can’t find home. Become lost on a journey through the majestic, humbling, and solitary beauty of space and time reimagined. Charles Hayden Planetarium
10 minutes All ages An explorer of the cosmos has traveled too far…and can’t find home. Become lost on a journey through the majestic, humbling, and solitary beauty of space and time reimagined. Charles Hayden Planetarium
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A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 10‑minute planetarium show in the Charles Hayden Planetarium immerses viewers in a solitary, majestic journey through space and time, for all ages.
A 32‑minute presentation explores night‑sky myths, ancient Greek astronomy and modern telescopes, tracing humanity’s quest to understand the cosmos, ages 8 and up.
Original 23‑minute planetarium show at Chabot Space & Science Center follows PhD student Lucia exploring how gravitational waves form and travel, ages 8+.
Full dome film at Chabot Space & Science Center lets viewers fly through DESI’s galaxy map, see Kitt Peak telescope footage, and learn modern cosmology.
A 12‑minute show explains gravity‑wave telescopes that hear black‑hole collisions and early‑universe events beyond ordinary light, featuring the Dutch Black Hole Consortium’s Einstein Telescope project, all ages.
The Sun: Our Living Star (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 25‑minute immersive fulldome planetarium show featuring never‑before‑seen images of the Sun’s surface, ages 6 and up.
A 35‑minute digital tour recreates Chichen Itza’s pyramid and observatories, showing the ancient Maya civilization’s space, time and mathematics insights for all ages.
The Estate of Michael Tilson Thomas takes place in Oakland, CA.
Amador Elementary Astronomy at Amador Elementary School, Dublin.
Public observing at Foothill College Observatory lets visitors view the moon, Jupiter, Saturn, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies through a computer‑controlled 16‑inch Schmidt‑Cassegrain telescope.
Guide presents 35‑minute show of astronomical discoveries and art, using visuals to explore how pioneers’ drawings inspire science, Chabot Space & Science Center, ages 8 and up.
Worlds of Curiosity (Chabot Space & Science Center) — 15‑minute exploration of life on a moonless Earth and an Earth tilted like Uranus.