2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Sun, Our Living Star October 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Sun, Our Living Star Discover the secrets of our Sun with never-before-seen images of the Sun’s surface. It is our nearest star and our planet’s powerhouse, the source of the energy that drives our winds, our weather and all life. The passage of the Sun’s fiery disc across the sky — day by day, month by month — was... Free
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mars: The Ultimate Voyage October 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mars: The Ultimate Voyage Discover the many challenges astronauts will face and how creativity, communication, and collaboration are essential for deep space exploration. This full-dome show takes audiences to the Red Planet. On a two year journey to Mars astronauts will face extraordinary challenges—long distance, a closed environment, isolation, altered gravity, radiation. Witness what it takes to embark on... Free
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CANCELLED: How Can we Find Other Life in the Universe? November 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CANCELLED: How Can we Find Other Life in the Universe? Please note, the 11/1 Badger Talks presentation in the CBB will be rescheduled and is CANCELLED for this evening due to a family emergency. Are we alone in the universe? This question has been asked for over 2,000 years, and now we possess the tools and techniques necessary to answer it. Thomas Beatty, assistant professor... Free
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Exoplanets – Discovering New Worlds November 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Exoplanets – Discovering New Worlds The modern hunt for exoplanets is an adventure that began in the 20th century. It continues today as astronomers use both ground- and space-based observatories to find planets around other stars. Ultimately, this great age of discovery could lead to the detection of life beyond our solar system. This show tells the story of our... Free