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Planetarium Show Descriptions

Explore how astronomy has shaped our world and continues to awe and inspire the imagination. Click on the title of any show below to learn more.

Shows at the BYU-Idaho Planetarium

Uncover how Earth became a living planet in the wake of the solar system’s violent birth.
Target Audience: Grade 5 and above
Approach the massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and speculate on the existence of wormholes, theoretical portholes in space and time.
Target Audience: Grades 7 and above
Historical documentary that showcases the achievements of the Apollo program and what it took to put the first human on the moon.
Target Audience: Grades 4 and above
Relive the history of the space age from the launch of Sputnik to lunar landings and other space flights.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and above
With modern satellite and supercomputer technology, discover the inner workings of Earth’s dynamic climate system.
Target Audience: Grade 5 and above
Visit the astounding events of rebirth and renewal as the universe transforms and expands in explosive calamity.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and up
Explore water worlds, molten landscapes, inhabitable moons, and other exotic planets in the universe.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and above
Expand your eye’s view of the sky and see how different it looks through a telescope.
Target Audience: Grade 5 and above
Journey back 2000 years to discover the star that heralded a newborn King.
Target Audience: All ages
An alien family takes a journey through the Milky Way to find the perfect vacation destination.
Target Audience: Grades 2 and above
Watch the life-or-death drama of an age when prehistoric monsters ruled the seas.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and above
Witness the amazing variety of stars and how their characteristics determine the life they lead.
Target Audience: Grades 3 and up
Two children blast off in a cardboard rocket to tour each planet of the solar system.
Target Audience: Grades K-4
Experience the power of the sun and its impact on planets in our solar system.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and above
Unearth the seven wonders of the ancient world and theories about how they were created and why.
Target Audience: Grades 3 and up
Travel to ancient Egypt to discover how stars influenced Egyptian science and architecture.
Target Audience: High School and above
Learn how the ancient Mayans interwove astronomy and culture in a society that spanned 2,000 years.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and above
A journey through the solar system and beyond to explore worlds with massive rings, dazzling storms, extreme weather, and more.
Target Audience: Grade 4 and above
See the universe like never before by viewing a spectrum of what was once unseeable.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and above
Learn about forces that hold the universe together and, at times, rip it apart.
Target Audience: Grades 5 and up
Peer into the Hubble telescope as it unveils billions of years to witness the birth of the universe.
Target Audience: Grade 3 and above
Dark Universe explores this new age of cosmic discovery and reveals the mysteries that have been brought to light so far.
Target Audience: Grades 6 and above
A dazzling space show that launches you through space and time to experience the life and death of stars, including our own Sun.
Age group: 3rd grade and higher