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• Astronaut
  The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut? Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut, explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, and discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject Chad, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him. Narrated by Ewan McGregor.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Atlas of a Changing Earth
  This is the story of how a revolution in one of the most basic of all human enterprises – the making of maps – is shedding new light on our planet’s evolution in the wake of rising global temperatures. It builds on the success of two award-winning Earth science films distributed by Spitz, Inc and ES (Cosm companies): “Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth’s Climate Engine” (2012) and “Birth of Planet Earth” (2019). Using stunning, latest-generation imagery from space, “Atlas of a Changing Earth” takes viewers into the dynamic processes causing coastal glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica to melt, and explores how rising seas could threaten coastlines the world over. These striking new images are produced by the confluence of satellites and supercomputers, revealing Earth in a degree of precise detail scarcely imagined a generation ago.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Bad Astronomy
  Based on the popular book and Web site of the same name, Bad Astronomy offers a unique and fun approach to learning about the cosmos. Join the 'Bad Astronomer' Phil Plait, as he takes a critical look at popular myths and misconceptions to show audiences how science can be used to evaluate questionable claims. Bad Astronomy will interest both new and experienced astronomers of all ages as it examines bad science wherever it can be found.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Beyond The Sun
  CELESTE is fighting off sleep by reading a book on astronomy when, through her bedroom window, she receives a visit from MOON and his mischievous helpers. Moon calls his helpers to order and then turns to Celeste to ask her if she likes to look at the sky. Celeste brags that she knows all the planets. The specks of light laugh and Moon clarifies to her that she knows all the planets that orbit one star, the Sun, but that there are many, many more stars in the universe. And those stars also have planets? asks Celeste. Exoplanets, corrects Moon, that is what we call the planets that orbit other stars. Would you like to explore them? With the aid of his helpers, Moon leads Celeste on a journey through the universe to discover what an exoplanet is and how it can be detected. Together they observe rogue planets, oceanic worlds, and super-Earths. Moon tells her about exoplanet hunters, astrophysicists who, from different points on the planet, observe the sky in search of a planet like Earth. A new Earth! Celeste is excited. Out there, says Moon, there may be a star like our Sun, and orbiting around it, at the same distance as the Earth, a planet that has oceans, jungles, and – who knows? – civilizations. Celeste is ready to go look for it right away, but Moon reminds her that she needs to get some rest first. Before she falls asleep, Celeste asks Moon if he will come back to visit her again. Do you like whales? Moon asks the girl. I love them! responds Celeste, and she drops off to sleep. Then we will see other again soon, promises Moon, before leaving with his helpers.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Black Holes
  Few mysteries in the universe have the power and awe of the black hole. Only now are we on the verge of understanding their true nature. What are they? How are they made? Is the Earth in danger of being pulled into one? Discover the answers in the Clark Planetarium's most popular original fulldome production 'Black Holes'.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
  Explore the Hubble Space Telescope's C.O.S. instrument, the nature of light, spectroscopy, the use of quasars as background light sources, material identification by spectrum, and the cycling of material within and surrounding galaxies. Produced by Fiske Planetarium, assisted by the professional astronomers in our academic department during production to ensure accuracy.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Dynamic Earth
  Explore the inner workings of Earth's climate engine with visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations. This cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere. Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Europe to the Stars
  Discover the European Southern Observatory in a story of cosmic curiosity, courage and perseverance; a story of observing a Universe of deep mysteries and hidden secrets; and a story of designing, building and operating the most powerful ground-based telescopes on the planet. The movie focuses on the essential aspects of an astronomical observatory, while offering a broader view of how astronomy is done. From site-testing to locate the best places in the world for observing the sky, to how telescopes are built and what mysteries of the Universe astronomers are revealing.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Exoplanets
  Join mankind's first space probe as it journeys outside our solar system to the many new worlds astronomers are discovering beyond. Audiences will visit gas giants caught in a deadly dance with their host stars, frozen rogue planets hurling through space, molten rocky worlds now known to science and new planets drifting comfortably within the Goldilocks Zone, the area around a star where Earth-like worlds may exist. Also learn new insight about our Earth, Moon, Sun and the remarkable Solar System we inhabit.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Experience the Aurora
  Over seven months in the Arctic Circle, crews captured timelapse images of the Aurora Borealis with high resolution digital SLR cameras outfitted with fisheye lenses. The results are spectacular! For the first time the aurora has been captured as it was meant to be experienced, as a display that covers the entire sky. This immersive show shares the science behind the aurora and tells the story of our quest to find and photograph the aurora for wraparound display in fulldome theaters.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Forward! To The Moon
  Forward! To The Moon
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• From Earth to the Universe
  The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be humanity's oldest shared intellectual experience. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the vast cosmos. To learn about this journey of celestial discovery, from the theories of the ancient Greek astronomers to today's grandest telescopes, we invite you to experience From Earth to the Universe. Directed by the young Greek filmmaker Theofanis N. Matsopoulos, and featuring a sweeping soundtrack from Norwegian composer Johan B. Monell, viewers can revel in the splendour of the various worlds in the Solar System and the ferocity of the scorching Sun. From Earth to the Universe then leaves our home to take the audience out to the colourful birthplaces and burial grounds of stars, and still further out, beyond the Milky Way, to the unimaginable immensity of a myriad galaxies. Along the way, the audience will learn about the history of astronomy, the invention of the telescope, and today's giant telescopes that allow us continue to probe ever deeper into the Universe. Director Theofanis N. Matsopoulos described the film as a colourful and inspiring journey; the visuals are stunning and really speak for themselves in showing just how far humanity's ambition has taken us in terms of observing and understanding the Universe.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Ice Worlds
  The delicate balance between ice, water and the existence of life has been a topic of exploration and discovery in science for generations. In travels to the Arctic and Antarctic regions of our planet, we'll examine the ecosystems that live and thrive there and see how their survival is connected with our own. Beyond Earth, we'll see how the existence of ice shapes the landscape and the natural systems on the other planets and moons in our solar system. Narrated by Emily Watson, star of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Magnificent Sun
  From our earliest days, mankind has wondered about the Sun. Was it a god or a demon? Eventually, religious mysticism gave way to scientific curiosity, but even today many unanswered questions about the Sun remain. Join us as we explore our Magnificent Sun.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Adults
• Mayan Archeoastronomy
  Observers of the Universe is unique among planetarium shows, intertwining science and mythology to take the viewer on a poetic journey through how the Mayans have viewed and understood the Universe throughout their history. The visuals are stunning, giving the viewer the impression of being inside a beautifully stylistic painting. This artistic interpretation of the Universe makes for a journey that will not be forgotten.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Mayan Prophecies
  Mayan astronomers guide you through Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Tikal and Palenque, showing the elegance and power of these great Mayan cities and the astronomy they used to predict the future events for 2012. This show has strong cultural connections as well as earth science, astronomy, and math. Parental Warning: This video contains the depiction of a ritual sacrifice as practiced by the Maya.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
  One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure begins on Sesame Street when Elmo's friend, Hu Hu Zhu, visits from China. Together, Big Bird, Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu locate the Big Dipper, the North Star and the Moon in the night sky. Use your imagination to explore the moon. Return to earth and discover that even though we live far away, we all live under the same sky.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Ages 5-8
• Our Violent Planet
  Experience all the great earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes of recent history. Learn about the power within the Earth, and how we should appreciate it. Why do all these events occur, and what can we do to be ready for them? Find out in Our Violent Planet!
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Out There: The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds
  In this journey learn about the wonders we have already unlocked in the universe, and discover other worlds much like our own. The number of extrasolar planets has sky rocketed in recent years and so has the interest. Join us in Out There: The quest for extrasolar worlds.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Phantom of the Universe
  The show is previewing the hoped for discovery of this phantom (dark matter) in underground experiments and at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as addressing the discovery of dark matter in astrophysics. This new show features Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton as narrator, with sound effects from an Academy Award winning team at Skywalker Sound, and guidance from Nobel Laureate George Smoot. The director is Joao Pequenao, head of the Media Lab at CERN. Carey Ann Strelecki, a consultant on "An Inconvenient Truth," was the writer and producer.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
  Pink Floyd is the classic rock that everyone loves. The 5.1 surround sound music is set to immersive and surrealistic CG effects in a dome environment. The album covers topics of abuse, isolation, conflict and greed which some parents may not find suitable for children. Recommended for ages 14+.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Adults
• Pink Floyd - The Wall
  Pink Floyd is the classic rock that everyone loves. The 5.1 surround sound music is set to immersive and surrealistic CG effects in a dome environment. The album covers topics of abuse, isolation, conflict and greed which some parents may not find suitable for children. Recommended for ages 14+.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Adults
• Rosetta
  For a long time, humans gazed at comets when they appeared in the sky and wondered about these mysterious objects. Today, we know that comets carry a lot of secrets about the Solar System, such as how water formed. For the first time in history, a spacecraft has chased and landed on a comet. Rosetta is the name of the European Space Agency�?�¢�¢?�¬�¢?�¢s spacecraft which accomplished the challenging feat in November 2014. Rosetta, along with its lander Philae, traveled for 10 years and a distance five times the distance between the Earth and the Sun to reach the comet.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Secret of the Cardboard Rocket
  Grades K-6. Join two children on a magical journey through the Solar System, aided by a talking astronomy book, a cardboard rocket, and a vivid imagination. During this imaginative show, audiences will land on Venus, fly through the rings of Saturn, and discover the secrets of the Solar System.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Children
• Spacepark 360: Infinity
  SpacePark360: Infinity is a set of fulldome movies designed to recreate the experience of amusement park thrill rides - roller coasters, pendulums, inverters and more. Seen from the rider's perspective, SpacePark360: Infinity takes the state-of-the-art technologies of fulldome systems and combines them with heart pounding thrill rides to create a unique entertainment show never seen before on the dome. Spacepark 360: Infinity takes us even farther with 9 new rides from the aurora filled skies of Earth, to a far away exoplanet and even a trip to the Sun!
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Spooky Space
  Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts and their far more terrible counterparts in space? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae! Explore these spooky wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about the celestial origins of Halloween and how it is an astronomical holiday.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Stars of the Pharaohs
  Grades 5 and up. Travel to ancient Egypt to see how science was used to tell time, make a workable calendar, and align huge buildings. You'll learn about the connection the ancient Egyptians felt with the stars and various astronomical phenomena. And thanks to the time Digital Theater's production team spent on location in Egypt taking photographs and measurements, you'll see some of the most spectacular temples and tombs of the ancient world recreated in their original splendor.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• The Hot and Energetic Universe
  The planetarium documentary The Hot and Energetic Universe presents with the use of Immersive Visualisations and real images the achievements of the modern astronomy, the most advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories, the basic principles electromagnetic radiation and the natural phenomena related to the High Energy Astrophysics. AHEAD is a project funded by the European Commission in the framework of Horizon2020 (Access to large scale facilities). It is led by IAPS/INAF in Rome and involves most Universities and Research institutes which are involved in High Energy Astrophysics in Europe. The project aims to combine the efforts of all these Institutes in the analysis of X-ray data and facilitate the access to infrastructures distributed across Europe.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• The Sun, Our Living Star
  The Sun, Our Living Star reveals the impact our star has on every aspect of our lives here on Earth. Explore the Sun's role in allowing and maintaining life, from photosynthesis to humanity. Discover how the Sun dictates our days, seasons and years. Delve into the history of the Sun's impact on human religion and culture. Learn about the Sun's dynamic nature and what appears as a flat disk in the sky is in fact a violent and evolving celestial body, burning 600 million tons of hydrogen every second. The Sun, Our Living Star allows viewers to experience the Sun in a new way, with never-before-seen images of its turbulent surface in immersive fulldome format, revealing its power and variability in breathtaking detail.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• TimeSpace
  Experience TimeSpace, a new show that turns the UT Arlington's Planetarium into a time machine! TimeSpace transports audiences across the Universe over 14 billion years to see and experience the Big Bang, the Doom of the Dinosaurs, the sudden appearance of Halley's Comet in the Yucatan Sky, Apollo 11's moonlanding, and man's first steps on the moon, and a leap into the future to 3001.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Two Small Pieces of Glass
  Four hundred years ago, a simple adjustment to a child's spyglass revealed for the first time an infinite and perplexing universe to our eyes and imaginations. Join us today, as the world's great telescopes, born of that serendipitous moment, gaze farther into the distant past - and into our future.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Unveiling the Invisible Universe
  For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. Finally, in the 20th century with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the earth's atmosphere and observe X-ray and gamma ray radiation which are the marks of the hot and violent Universe. But it is not only light that can give us information about the cosmos. Neutrinos and cosmic rays also provide vital information. Finally, the detection by the LIGO experiment of gravitational waves from two merging black holes opened a new window in astrophysics. This video presents images of the cosmos as revealed by all these different messengers.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Violent Universe
  The beauty of a starlit sky conceals the violent forces at work within our universe. From the upheaval of a giant star that explodes to release its material into space, to a future encounter between the Earth and a large asteroid that is too close for comfort, we will witness the forces that hold the universe together and occasionally try to rip it apart. Narrated by Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men films.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• We Are Astronomers
  Do you know what an astronomer does? Today's astronomer is not the lone observer of past centuries. We Are Astronomers reveals the global collaboration, technology and dedication required to answer the unresolved questions of the Universe. Narrated by David Tennant.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone
• Wonders of the Universe
  Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions of years in time to witness the birth of the universe. On this breathtaking excursion, you'll witness the formation of galaxies and explore some of the most wondrous nebulae and astronomical structures yet discovered. As your travels continue, you'll fly deep into our own Milky Way galaxy and return home to Earth on a spectacular tour through the solar system.
  
  
  • Intended Audience: Everyone