FIND YOUR SPACE

What kind of space do you need? Browse tickets for an upcoming visit or experience the Adler wherever you are.

Purchase
Tickets

Save up to 50%
with CityPASS®

Adler Anywhere

UPCOMING EVENTS AND SHOWS

COLLECTIONS

EXPLORE EXHIBITS
ONLINE!

Explore

DOME SHOWS

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Learn More
Adler Planetarium Monogram

THIS SUMMER EXPLORE WORLDS WITHIN REACH

Find out how space science brings distant worlds within our reach. Experience two new immersive dome shows, free museum tours with collections experts, special events, hands-on activities with educators and volunteers, and so much more!

LEARN MORE

MORE TO EXPLORE

A hand holding up a cell phone showing the Adler Planetarium's Instagram page

Online Resources

Connect with us, with science and astronomy—and with other people—from exactly where you are.

Make A Donation

Support space science for everyone—give to the Adler Planetarium today!

School Field Trips

Go on an out-of-this-world field trip at America's first planetarium!
Learn and Have Fun with Adler Teen Programs!

Teen Opportunities

Explore internships, workshops, and after-school programs designed just for teens.

THE ADLER 'SCOPE

Our Blog
Painting depicting blue green ground and sky with brown tall mountains and yellow illumination outlines of Saturn. Signature lower left from Chesley Bonestell.

Adler Planetarium Expands Collection of Work by Space Art Pioneer, Chesley Bonestell, with Major Archive Acquisition

April 24, 2026

Adler Planetarium Staff

Decades-spanning business archive showcases the collaboration across science and the arts during the space age, newly expanded Chesley Bonestell collection at the Adler Planetarium.

A bright orange full Moon rises behind a rocket on a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

What Is Artemis II? Launch Date, Crew, And NASA’s Next Moon Mission Explained

April 1, 2026

Michelle Nichols

Adler astronomer Michelle Nichols explains everything you need to know about NASA’a Artemis II mission and gives the latest updates on launch.

Adler Planetarium infographic labeled “April 1, 2026” showing a full Moon decorated with pink flowers, labeled “Pink Moon,” representing the April full Moon, with the Adler Planetarium logo and “#LookUp” at the bottom.

Adler Skywatch: April 2026

March 27, 2026

Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in April 2026? How to see the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter in the night sky this month.

Pedestrians walking (during Chicagohenge) across a crosswalk while the Sun sets in the distance with the Willis Tower in view.

Understanding Chicagohenge

February 25, 2026

Adler Planetarium Staff

The Chicagohenge is a bi-annual event where the cosmos and architecture harmoniously align. Learn about the science behind it all!