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NEW HORIZONS DOME THEATER & PLANETARIUM

New Horizons Dome Theater Schedule Beginning June 1, 2026
Now Showing: Violent Universe Giant Screen Film
NOW SHOWING ASTRONAUT: Ocean to Orbit 10:20 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm Explore the ways in which NASA uses underwater environments to simulate life and work in space, offering a fascinating look into the high-tech world of astronauts. Join astronaut Chris Cassidy (current ISS Commander) as he trains in space suit alongside a full-sized mockup the International Space Station in a giant underwater facility in Houston. Dive to the sea floor with NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps as she lives underwater with fellow astronauts for ten continuous days at Aquarius Reef Base in Florida. Find out what it takes to live and work in space.
NOW SHOWING LIVE! Night Sky Start Show with Museum Educator 11:00 am, 12:20 pm, 1:40 pm, 3:40 pm Take a tour of the night sky with museum educators and experience the beauty of the heavens in the comfort of the New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium.

The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium is now showing:

  • Violent Universe: Catastrophes of the Cosmos
    Giant Screen Film
    11:40 am, 2:20 pm, 4:20 pm

  • Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit
    Giant Screen Film
    10:20 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm

  • LIVE! Night Sky Star Show with Museum Educator
    Planetarium Presentation
    11:00 am, 12:20 pm, 1:40 pm, 3:40 pm

*** Remember to purchase your theater tickets at the Museum’s main building at the top of the hill.

The New Horizons Dome Theater and Planetarium featuring the world’s first Spitz Scidome 4k Laser full-dome planetarium projection system is named after the NASA spacecraft that recently flew by Pluto.

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