Narrated by Tom Hanks
Passport to the Universe
Taking audiences on an unforgettable voyage of billions of light-years, Passport to the Universe is an incredible journey from our home planet and the Milky Way galaxy to the edge of the universe. Audiences fly beneath the rings of Saturn, into the heart of the Orion Nebula, and out into the vastness of the observable universe, experiencing these and other stunning cosmic destinations as never before possible. Using real science and cutting-edge technology to create immersive experiences that educate and inspire, Passport to the Universe is an unprecedented virtual tour that takes audiences to the limits of the universe and back again.
Narrated by Tom Hanks.
Passport to the Universe was developed by the American Museum of Natural History in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
“Science has finally caught up with science fiction.”
– The New York Times
“The experience is literally like nothing on Earth. Who would have thought that astrophysics could ever set your heart racing?”
– The Daily News
One World One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure. Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take you on a journey of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun, and the Moon.
Running time, 25 minutes.
Saturday Space Lab: Space Telescopes & the Wonders of Lunar New Year
Join us for an engaging session of our Saturday Space Lab!
January 25th, 12pm
Learn about the incredible space telescopes like Hubble and James Webb, which orbit our planet and capture stunning solar system images. Then, discover the history, traditions, and significance of the Lunar New Year.
These Saturday Space Labs presentations occur in the Catholic Health Sky Theater Planetarium and are led by our talented interns, astronomy docents, and museum educators.
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Current Night Sky
Our live full-dome programs utilize Digistar6, a visualization and simulation software aimed at presenting and teaching astronomy, astrophysics, and earth sciences. Our full-dome theater is a large-scale immersive environment, featuring a realtime digital planetarium.
Current Night Sky
Long before television, GPS, and street lights, there were the stars of the night sky. Visitors will travel through the seasonal night sky to learn about constellations, hear mythical stories, and observe the magnificent Long Island sky.
Ocean Odyssey
500 million years ago life left this blue womb and colonized the land, but we are still intricately linked to the ocean. Our climates, coastlines, ecosystems, and economies are tied to the perpetual movement of water between continents. The great ocean currents are the arteries and veins of Planet Earth! This is the story of one particularly fascinating flow – the East Australian Current, a massive oceanic river that stretches the length of Australia’s east coast.
The runtime is approximately 25 minutes.
Unseen Universe
For millions of years, our view of the heavens has been limited by our eyes, allowing us to only see a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation we call visible light. For the first time ever, in the greatest breakthrough since the invention of the telescope, we now have the technology to capture the Universe over an amazing width of the spectrum and beyond. We can even interlink telescopes around the world to capture data on a global scale.
Made in association with ESO and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Unseen Universe provides a stunning visual treat as we explore the latest splendors of the heavens with a stirring score performed by the Utah Film Orchestra. It is an uplifting look at the new era of astronomy and what has yet to come.
Unseen Universe makes what was once thought to be unseeable, seeable.
The runtime is approximately 30 minutes.
Superhuman Body
Discover the Wonders of the Human Body and the Groundbreaking Medical Innovations That are Saving Human Lives.
Narrated by Matthew McConaughey.
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels takes audiences inside the wonders of the human body and the incredible breakthroughs in science and bioengineering that are changing the course of human health.
Superhuman Body is a MacGillivray Freeman film presented by Edwards Lifesciences and Kenneth C. Griffin.
The runtime is approximately 40 minutes.
