Cosmic Wonder
Take an exciting journey of discovery as the world’s most technologically advanced dome theater transforms into a virtual observatory in Cosmic Wonder.
Opening Friday, May 17, 2013.
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Shows
Grainger Sky Theater
The largest of Adler's domed theaters, the Grainger Sky Theater offers audiences unique shows using the most immersive, technologically enhanced theater experience ever developed for a planetarium.
Welcome to the Universe
Leave the Earth behind and tour some of the most intriguing destinations in space. Welcome to the Universe expands your horizon to a billion light-years by harnessing the visualization capability of the Grainger Sky Theater.
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Definiti Space Theater
The Adler's second domed theater, the Definiti Space Theater takes audiences on a spectacular journey in any one of its featured shows using an all-digital projection system.
Earth, Moon & Sun
Discover the relationship between the Earth, Moon, and Sun with the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions.
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Night Sky Live!
Get a closer look at the sometimes strange, and often breathtakingly beautiful, diversity of objects that are right above us in tonight's night sky.
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street. Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun and the Moon.
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Undiscovered Worlds
In a few short years we have discovered hundreds of planets orbiting around other stars; the first worlds beyond our own Solar System. Undiscovered Worlds tells the exciting story of the search for new planets and examines the possibilities of finding life beyond Earth.
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Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater
The Adler's newly redesigned Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater allows audiences to the chance to see two incomparable shows in dazzling, high definition 3D.
3D Sun
Observe brilliant auroras, take a ride on a solar blast, and witness the most powerful explosions in the solar system as leading NASA scientists unveil the crucial importance of the sun to life on Earth.
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Space Junk 3D
What goes up doesn't always come down. Fifty years after launching our dreams into space, we're left with a troubling legacy of a growing field of debris that threatens the safety of the orbital space that surrounds the Earth.
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