June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Making of a Star and Her Entourage UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States The Making of a Star and Her Entourage traces the evolution of humankind’s understanding of the universe. Discover the long journey beginning with the Earth-centered model of the universe in which the Sun was considered a planet to our current understanding that the Sun is a star centered in the Solar System and is one... Free
June 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Seeing! A Photon’s Journey Across Space, Time and Mind UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Follow the journey of a single photon as it is produced in a distant star, before travelling across the vast expanse of space to land on someone’s retina. This fulldome planetarium show explores some of the fascinating processes of the cosmos, from astrophysics to the biology of the eye and brain. Funded through a generous... Free
July 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Out There – The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States For thousands of years, humankind thought that the Earth was the center of the universe. Thanks to our curiosity, imagination and urge to explore, we now know that planets like our Earth are not special in the cosmos. The Sun is just one ordinary star among hundreds of billions in our galaxy, the Milky Way.... Free
July 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm From Earth to the Universe UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths, and awe for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the universe may well be humanity's oldest shared intellectual experience. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the vast cosmos.... Free
Featured Featured July 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Planets of the Solar System (LIVE) UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States We will visit the Sun and the eight planets of the Solar System. Our itinerary will allow us to see our close celestial neighbors in great detail. Join this live presentation, led by associate professor Sebastian Zamfir, director of the Blocher Planetarium and Pejsa Observatory. We will describe these amazing worlds and reveal some of... Free
July 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Hot and Energetic Universe UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States The planetarium documentary “The Hot and Energetic Universe” presents with the use of Immersive Visualizations and real images the achievements of the modern astronomy, the most advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories, the basic principles electromagnetic radiation and the natural phenomena related to the High Energy Astrophysics. This full dome film immerses viewers in real life... Free
July 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm IBEX- The Search for the Edge of the Solar System UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Join scientists who are investigating the boundary between our Solar System and the rest of our galaxy in IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System. Designed for visitors with an appreciation for the challenges of space science and a desire to learn more about science research, IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar... Free
July 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Forward! To the Moon! UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon. Using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before, NASA uses what... Free
September 1 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Universe in a Room: The Story of The Planetarium UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Travel back 100 years in this full dome planetarium show about this wonderful invention! Throughout history, humanity has been fascinated by the night sky, and various mechanical models were built, ultimately leading to a magical innovation, to dynamically represent the starry sky. In ancient Greece, celestial globes, orreries, and astrolabes were created to simulate the... Free
September 8 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Journey across space and time as we explore the remnants of stellar explosions, tracing the movements of elements through our galaxy to understand how stars live, die, and seed the Universe with the elements to build new generations of stars, planets, and life. Narrated by Diego Luna, the California Academy of Sciences’ all-new, original planetarium... Free
September 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Starlight UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States For thousands of years we have looked to the stars at night in wonder and awe. Their mysteries have inspired curiosity across all cultures and civilizations. Starlight is told through the eyes of Margaret, as she steps back in time to relive childhood fears of the dark that awoke her curiosity about the night sky.... Free
Featured Featured September 17 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Free Speech on Campus Laird Room in Dreyfus University Center 1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point, WI What constitutes free speech? This event will celebrate Constitution Day and focus on current topics in free speech on campus. There will be short presentations on civil dialogue and the basic principles of freedom of expression on college campuses. Attendees will be seated in small groups for discussion and civil dialogue. Join us for a... Free