Upcoming Planetarium Shows

We are pleased to offer regular shows on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. starting Thursday, September 19.
We will also have our regular 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning shows starting Saturday, September 21.

All shows are free and everyone is welcome!

Shows will be postponed for the following university breaks:

• Fall Break
  October 10 and 12
• Thanksgiving Break
  November 23, 28 and 30
  

Current Show: "Mars - The Ultimate Voyage."

The Bell Museum in collaboration with NASA and the UNC Morehead Planetarium and Science Center created an original planetarium production Mars: The Ultimate Voyage. On view at the Radford University Planetarium, this animated film explores what it will take for humans to embark on the first journey to Mars.

The planetarium production seeks to answer questions about how future astronauts will maintain their health and stay motivated on the long, two-year journey to Mars. The show will also explore the challenges astronauts will face—long distance, isolation, radiation and altered gravity—while highlighting NASA research and training initiatives that will prepare a new generation of astronauts who will head to Mars.

Visitors will witness how creativity, collaboration, communication, and expertise in a diverse number of fields are key for the success of deep space travel and what it takes to embark on the first human mission beyond Earth’s orbit.

The work for the original planetarium production was funded by a NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Award 80NSSC20M0028 to the Bell Museum through the Regents of the University of Minnesota.

Our last regular show of the fall semester will be Saturday, December 7.