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Surround yourself in journeys that broaden your horizons. The EOS Foundation Planetarium Theatre features 146 custom-designed premium seats, a SCISS Colorspace projection system with 4K resolution fulldome projection, dynamic planetarium software, an Induction Loop assistive listening system, and 18,000 watts of Dolby 5.1 sound.
Come enjoy an immersive planetarium experience like no other! Buy tickets online or in person (popular shows may sell out)!
PLEASE NOTE:
- Plan to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of your show.
- Ticket sales and theater doors will close promptly at showtime. Late arrivals may be denied.
- Admission to Science Center Exhibits is sold separately.
- When buying online, click on "REGISTER FOR ANOTHER EVENT" just prior to checkout to add exhibit admission.
Planetarium Tickets
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Adults: $9
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Children (4-17): $7
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Kids 3 and under: Free
Discounted Rates
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Seniors (55+) and Military: $8
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College ID Holders: $7
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Flandrau Members: $3
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EBT Card Holders : $3*
*As part of the Museums for All program. Must present card at ticket counter upon arrival.
July 9 | 7PM - Laser Stranger Things
Saturday, July 9th
7:00PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
July 9 | 8:30PM - Laser Stranger Things
Saturday, July 9th
8:30PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
NEW: Science Center Exhibits will be open during the evening on Saturday, July 9th
Visitors of all ages will be able to explore science exhibits from 6PM to 9:30PM. Regular exhibit admission applies.
Showtimes by Date
Tuesday, July 5
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Wednesday, July 6
12:30PM - Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure
Follow an insect's life journey as you become immersed in a miniature world where a leaf weighs as much as a car and a single raindrop can quench the largest thirst.
2:00PM - Touring the Solar System
Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! In this show we stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique.
3:30PM - Forward! To the Moon
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.
Thursday, July 7
12:30AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
2:00PM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Friday, July 8
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Great White Shark
Explore the creature we love to fear! Learn more about the Great White's place in our imaginations, our fears, and our oceanic food chain.
3:30PM - Forward! To the Moon
Through the discovery of exoplanets, we have learned that our solar system is not alone in the universe. Now, the search is on for Earth-like worlds in our galaxy.
Saturday, July 9
11:00AM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
12:30PM - Perfect Little Planet
Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family on vacation from another star system! This family show is a journey through our fascinating planets!
2:00PM - Touring the Solar System
Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! In this show we stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique.
3:30PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
7:00PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
8:30PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
Sunday, July 10
11:00AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
12:30PM - We Are Stars
A fun, gorgeously animated fulldome young-family show about our explosive origins and how hydrogen and carbon formed the building blocks of life in the universe.
2:00PM - Great White Shark
Explore the creature we love to fear! Learn more about the Great White's place in our imaginations, our fears, and our oceanic food chain.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Tuesday, July 12
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Wednesday, July 13: James Webb Image Release Event
Webb Wednesday | July 13
Special activities and an evening lecture breaking down the newly released images
11:00AM - Undiscovered Worlds
The JWST will allow scientists to study deep space objects like never before, and that includes exciting exoplanets! Take a journey outside of our solar system to discover new worlds, including one like Earth and others that are wildly different.
12:00PM - NASA Science Live in the Planetarium
"Webb’s First Full-Color Images Explained | A Never-Before-Seen View of the Universe"
Enjoy NASA's live stream from our planetarium! This program will present and explain the newly released images from JWST.
The NASA Livestream is FREE and open to the public. No admission is required.
3:00PM - Forward! To the Moon
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.
4:00PM - Undiscovered Worlds
The JWST will allow scientists to study deep space objects like never before, and that includes exciting exoplanets! Take a journey outside of our solar system to discover new worlds, including one like Earth and others that are wildly different.
5:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Join one of our planetarium operators in a journey through the night sky! This live star talks explores astronomy from a Tucson perspective.
7:30PM - "JWST: The First Images and The Promise of Decades of Discovery"
Get an insider's perspective and breakdown on the newly released images from the James Webb Space Telescope. University of Arizona Astronomer and JWST NIRCam design team member Dr. Kevin Hainline leads this evening lecture.
Thursday, July 14
12:30AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
2:00PM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Friday, July 15
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Great White Shark
Explore the creature we love to fear! Learn more about the Great White's place in our imaginations, our fears, and our oceanic food chain.
3:30PM - Forward! To the Moon
Through the discovery of exoplanets, we have learned that our solar system is not alone in the universe. Now, the search is on for Earth-like worlds in our galaxy.
Saturday, July 16
11:00AM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
12:30PM - Perfect Little Planet
Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family on vacation from another star system! This family show is a journey through our fascinating planets!
2:00PM - Touring the Solar System
Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! In this show we stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique.
3:30PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
Sunday, July 17
11:00AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
12:30PM - We Are Stars
A fun, gorgeously animated fulldome young-family show about our explosive origins and how hydrogen and carbon formed the building blocks of life in the universe.
2:00PM - BUGS! A Rainforest Adventure
Follow an insect's life journey as you become immersed in a miniature world where a leaf weighs as much as a car and a single raindrop can quench the largest thirst.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Tuesday, July 19
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Wednesday, July 20
12:30PM - Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure
Follow an insect's life journey as you become immersed in a miniature world where a leaf weighs as much as a car and a single raindrop can quench the largest thirst.
2:00PM - Touring the Solar System
Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! In this show we stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique.
3:30PM - Forward! To the Moon
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.
Thursday, July 21
12:30AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
2:00PM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Friday, July 22
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Great White Shark
Explore the creature we love to fear! Learn more about the Great White's place in our imaginations, our fears, and our oceanic food chain.
3:30PM - Forward! To the Moon
Through the discovery of exoplanets, we have learned that our solar system is not alone in the universe. Now, the search is on for Earth-like worlds in our galaxy.
Saturday, July 23
11:00AM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
12:30PM - Perfect Little Planet
Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family on vacation from another star system! This family show is a journey through our fascinating planets!
2:00PM - Touring the Solar System
Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! In this show we stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique.
3:30PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
7:00PM - Laser Queen
Dynamite with a Laser Queen! This show combines the band's biggest hit songs with intense laser programming for one heck of a show.
8:30PM - Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Based on Pink Floyd’s 1973 album of humanitarian, political and philosophical empathy, Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most startling and bizarre laser light shows of all time!
Sunday, July 24
11:00AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
12:30PM - We Are Stars
A fun, gorgeously animated fulldome young-family show about our explosive origins and how hydrogen and carbon formed the building blocks of life in the universe.
2:00PM - Great White Shark
Explore the creature we love to fear! Learn more about the Great White's place in our imaginations, our fears, and our oceanic food chain.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Tuesday, July 26
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Wednesday, July 27
12:30PM - Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure
Follow an insect's life journey as you become immersed in a miniature world where a leaf weighs as much as a car and a single raindrop can quench the largest thirst.
2:00PM - Touring the Solar System
Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! In this show we stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique.
3:30PM - Forward! To the Moon
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.
Thursday, July 28
12:30AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
2:00PM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Friday, July 29
12:30PM - Sunstruck
Discover the wonders of our magnificent sun, investigate the source of its energy, and examine how our star has supported life on Earth for millennia.
2:00PM - Great White Shark
Explore the creature we love to fear! Learn more about the Great White's place in our imaginations, our fears, and our oceanic food chain.
3:30PM - Forward! To the Moon
Through the discovery of exoplanets, we have learned that our solar system is not alone in the universe. Now, the search is on for Earth-like worlds in our galaxy.
Saturday, July 30
11:00AM - Mysteries of the Unseen World
Go on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision using innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography.
12:30PM - Perfect Little Planet
Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family on vacation from another star system! This family show is a journey through our fascinating planets!
2:00PM - Touring the Solar System
Zoom away from planet Earth and take a guided tour through the Solar System! In this show we stop by each of the planets and learn why they are unique.
3:30PM - Laser Stranger Things
Bring your crew to the updated Laser Stranger Things show! Discover moody synths and 80s pop hits choreographed to laser imagery based on the series.
Sunday, July 31
11:00AM - Black Holes
Get a glimpse into the mysterious world of black holes and the immense power of gravity's attraction with this theatrical planetarium show narrated by Liam Neeson.
12:30PM - We Are Stars
A fun, gorgeously animated fulldome young-family show about our explosive origins and how hydrogen and carbon formed the building blocks of life in the universe.
2:00PM - BUGS! A Rainforest Adventure
Follow an insect's life journey as you become immersed in a miniature world where a leaf weighs as much as a car and a single raindrop can quench the largest thirst.
3:30PM - Tucson Sky & Beyond
Take a relaxing look at the night sky as we give you a live, guided tour of the stars, planets, constellations and current events happening in Tucson's night sky.
Audience Guide
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| Younger Audiences | General Audiences - Space | General Audiences - Nature |
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| Tucson Sky & Beyond | Great White Shark | |
| Perfect Little Planet | Touring the Solar System | BUGS! A Rainforest Adventure |
| Black Holes | ||
| Laser Stranger Things |
Younger Audiences: Content geared towards audiences 12 and under.
General Audiences: Content suitable for all ages, geared towards ages 10 and up.
Adult Audience: Parents may find some content unsuitable for children (e.g. music lyrics).