Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL

Definiti Space Theater

Shows in the Definiti® Space Theater provide an exciting experience in a virtual reality environment that launches you into the outer reaches of space.

The Adler Planetarium does not offer advance ticket sales. Show tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the Adler box office. Times are subject to change without notice.

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

Cosmic Collisions

TimeSpace

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure is an original planetarium show based on the popular children's show Sesame Street. Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, take viewers on a journey of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun and the Moon.

Daily Show Times:
1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

Weekend Show Times:

12:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.

Learn more about this show on the One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure page.

Cosmic Collisions

Narrated by award-winning actor, director, and producer Robert Redford, Cosmic Collisions launches visitors on an awe-inspiring trip through space and time-well beyond the calm face of the night sky-to explore the hypersonic impacts that drive the continuing evolution of the Universe. This new space show focuses on the full range of collisions, from catastrophic planetary impacts and the merging of massive galaxies to the continual explosions occurring in the center of the Sun and the incessant barrage of small ionized particles in the solar wind ricocheting off Earth's magnetic field creating other-worldly conditions called "space weather."

Watch the trailer!

Daily Show Times:
10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m.

Weekend Show Times:
10:30 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m.

TimeSpace... Time Travel Only at the Adler

Experience TimeSpace, a new show that turns the Adler's Definiti® Space Theater 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 Yucatán Sky, Apollo 11's moonlanding and man's first steps on the moon, and a leap into the future to 3001. Explore the Universe at America's First Planetarium — the only museum in the world with two full-size planetarium theaters.

Daily Show Times:
11:30 a.m., 1:45 p.m.

Weekend Show Times:
11:15 a.m., 1:30 p.m.


		Definiti Space Theater Shows in the Definiti® Space Theater provide an exciting experience in a virtual reality environment that launches you into the outer reaches of space. The Adler Planetarium does not offer advance ticket sales. Show tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the Adler box office. Times are subject to change without notice. One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure Cosmic Collisions TimeSpace One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure is an original planetarium show based on the popular children's show Sesame Street. Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, take viewers on a journey of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun and the Moon. Daily Show Times: 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Weekend Show Times: 12:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Learn more about this show on the One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure page. Cosmic Collisions Narrated by award-winning actor, director, and producer Robert Redford, Cosmic Collisions launches visitors on an awe-inspiring trip through space and time-well beyond the calm face of the night sky-to explore the hypersonic impacts that drive the continuing evolution of the Universe. This new space show focuses on the full range of collisions, from catastrophic planetary impacts and the merging of massive galaxies to the continual explosions occurring in the center of the Sun and the incessant barrage of small ionized particles in the solar wind ricocheting off Earth's magnetic field creating other-worldly conditions called "space weather." Watch the trailer! Daily Show Times: 10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. Weekend Show Times: 10:30 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m. TimeSpace... Time Travel Only at the Adler Experience TimeSpace, a new show that turns the Adler's Definiti® Space Theater 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 Yucatán Sky, Apollo 11's moonlanding and man's first steps on the moon, and a leap into the future to 3001. Explore the Universe at America's First Planetarium — the only museum in the world with two full-size planetarium theaters. Daily Show Times: 11:30 a.m., 1:45 p.m. Weekend Show Times: 11:15 a.m., 1:30 p.m.