Planetarium shows and events

 

 

A man looks up at the planetarium ceiling during a Planetarium Night's show.
Planetarium Friday nights

Planetarium Nights

Experience science and art in an evening of immersive cinema for adults 18 years and over.

Plus What’s in the Sky Tonight (WITST), a presenter-led tour through the night sky.

The face of a teenager in profile siting in the Melbourne Planetarium looking up in wonder at a film featuring dinosaurs above them.
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Fulldome Flicks

Screening every Saturday in April, May & June, Fulldome Flicks at the Melbourne Planetarium will capture the imagination of the whole family.

girl, robot and boy
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Tilt

When the seasons go crazy Annie and Max must set things right and discover a new angle on the world.

A spacecraft flys past an icy moon.
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Solar System Adventures

A presenter lead Planetarium show highlighting the search for water in our solar system.

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Tycho Goes to Mars

Tycho, our favourite cheeky dog with a knack for getting into trouble, is finally blasting off to discover the red planet, Mars!

screenshot from Solar System Odyssey
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Solar System Odyssey

Join Jack Larson on a wild ride through our Solar System as he searches for a new world to call home.

Lunar Base landscape
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Moonbase ONE

Come on an amazing adventure as we strive to understand our magnificent neighbour the Moon.

Planet in space
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Ticket to the Universe

Take a trip to the far reaches of space, with our Scienceworks presenters as your tour guide.

light with movement
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Starlight

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.

Stars in the night sky
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Capturing the Cosmos

All-sky astronomy is a new way of looking at the sky to better understand our Universe – and it's happening in Australia!

hand overlaid on a night sky illustration
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Stories in the Stars

A new way – the oldest way – of looking at the night sky.

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Our Living Climate

A dramatic and different way of looking at our climate.

Four avatars
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The Problem with Pluto

When is a planet not a planet?

cartoon of a dog in a kennel
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Tycho to the Moon

Meet Tycho, a dog who doesn’t just howl at the Moon, but wants to go there.

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