Planetarium Shows

in the Charles Hayden Planetarium

The Charles Hayden Planetarium is the most technologically advanced digital theater in New England.

Powered by superior full-dome video and audio systems and a state-of-the-art Zeiss Starmaster projector, this facility brilliantly showcases our new original show, Moons: Worlds of Mystery.

We also invite you to participate in astronomy through Friday Evening Stargazing (seasonal) in the Gilliland Observatory on the Museum's roof and by using our monthly sky chart and viewing guide (PDF).

For all audiences

  • Big Bird's Adventure: One World, One Sky

    Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street and learn about the Big Dipper, the North Star, and more!

  • Explore: The Universe

    Leave the Earth behind and take off with a Planetarium educator as your star pilot.

  • Undiscovered Worlds: The Search Beyond Our Sun

    Produced by the Museum of Science, this Planetarium show won Best Immersive Fulldome Program at the 2012 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.

  • Explore: The Sky Tonight

    With an astronomy expert as your guide, find seasonal stars, constellations, and planets visible from New England.

  • Dynamic Earth

    See the inner workings of Earth's climate system.

  • Explore: Stars Over the Dead Sea

    Travel back in time to see the sky over the Dead Sea in the first century of the Common Era. Discover what has changed and what remains the same.

  • Ghosts of Jupiter: Music Experience

    Ghosts of Jupiter: Music Experience takes you on a rock-and-roll journey through space and time.

Available only to schools as part of a Museum field trip

  • Explore the Galaxy

    This offering is available only to schools as part of a Museum field trip.

    Travel through the solar system and beyond in a tour of our stellar neighborhood.

  • Explore the Solar System

    This offering is available only to schools as part of a Museum field trip.

    Explore our beautiful solar system and its thousands of varied worlds that are changing the way we view our neighborhood in space.

  • Explore the Universe

    This offering is available only to schools as part of a Museum field trip.

    Take a grand tour of the cosmos, from Earth all the way to the farthest reaches of space and time.

  • Secrets of the Sky

    This offering is available only to schools as part of a Museum field trip.

    This lighthearted musical program uses intrigue to spark students' interest in astronomical phenomena.

  • The Sky Tonight

    This offering is available only to schools as part of a Museum field trip.

    This star show addresses seasonal events and visible phenomena.