An awe-inspiring astronomical experience in an unique immersive environment.

Melbourne Planetarium fulldome shows

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

Dome Under Film Festival 2025 at Melbourne Planetarium session two features stories from around the world.

The Dome Under Film Festival session 5 journeys through time and space. Three films will you chasing eclipses, learning the story of the planetarium and discovering new ways to understand the universe.

An education program with a difference; sleepover at Scienceworks!

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.

This Pride Month, learn about some of the queer stories from space with this special presenter-led Planetarium show.

What do we know about our Universe and how are we striving to know more? Find out in the Planetarium.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s iconic album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ in a specially designed Planetarium show combining breath-taking views of the solar system and beyond, played out to 42 minutes of this iconic album in surround sound.

Scienceworks | Tuesday 11 November 2025

Learn about the cycles of the Earth, Moon and Sun in the Planetarium and get hands-on activities for teaching.

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

Explore our solar system in the search for the most precious resource – water!

Use the visitor maps to find your way around the Scienceworks.

This Winter Solstice, explore our newest exhibition Tinkertown, enjoy live entertainment, take pics in the photo booth and get crafty with a special solstice-themed activity.  

These winter school holidays, Scienceworks is exploring all things building and tinkering!

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

Welcome to Summersphere—where summer sun meets science fun in a spectacular way!

Imagine a place where time stands still and the known laws of physics don’t apply.

Black Holes – Journey into the Unknown traces the story of black holes from the 18th Century, through to their detection almost 200 years later.

Explore scientific innovations and technologies that enable us to unlock the mysteries of our Universe.

The Earth’s climate is alive, changing with the passage of time, seasons and the ebb and flow of life itself.

See the night sky through different eyes, from stories told by the Boorong people of north-west Victoria.

Explore the formation, phases and phenomena of the Moon, told through the story of a game developer.

A presenter-led guided tour of the Melbourne sky using Stellarium, an open-source stargazing program.

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

Adventure with Annie and Max to investigate how the tilt and path of the Earth give us the seasons.

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

Fly off Earth, and further and further away to the most distant points of the known universe.

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

This showcase of world-class movies created for the immersive ‘fulldome’ screen is sure to delight, enchant and mesmerise the entire family. 

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

The Dome Under Film Festival session 4 showcases fantastic family friendly films Dinosaurs Under the Northern Lights and Niyah and the Multiverse.

This stunning art/science installation showcases our breathtaking Moon.

The Dome Under Film Festival session 9 concludes the festival with a celebration showcasing the best that fulldome has to offer. This will include the presentation of the 2025 DUFF awards.

Why is a black hole 'black'? The answers to some favourite questions about Black Holes.

A program designed specifically for our littlest and most adventurous learners.

Explore Scienceworks and its many collection treasures with your knowledgeable guide.

Discover the wonders of the universe with astronomer Dr Tanya Hill.

On the first Saturday of every month, Scienceworks offers low sensory sessions for visitors who experience sensory sensitivity.

The Dome Under Film Festival session 3 features the stunning colourful kids films The Stellars and Total Eclipse: Chasers of the Lost Sleep. Featuring crazy characters that are sure to delight younger viewers.

The Dome Under Film Festival session 6 presents eight incredible artworks that are sure to blow your mind. This ever-popular session pushes the limits for fulldome art.

The Dome Under Film Festival session 7 continues with two more brilliant kids films Kitz the Cat’s – Secret of the Space Station and The Great Solar System Adventure.

The Dome Under Film Festival session 8 peers into the future with six films exploring the technological world in which we live.

We've reopened!

Don’t miss a thing with this itinerary designed to guide you through the highlights and hidden gems of Scienceworks.

STAR 6 is a Victorian Education Department initiative providing science enrichment learning experiences for Year 6 students.

Our monthly newsletter on where to find the brightest planets in Melbourne.

Saturn is in opposition this month with its beautiful rings in open view from Earth.

Autumn Equinox

Including The Great Conjunction.

A star being born: Webb Telescope reveals a protostar

More Jupiter time for Juno

Comet ZTF in our skies

Summer Solstice

Total Lunar Eclipse

Spring Equinox this month

A year of night sky events, astronomy and space exploration lies ahead. We look at some expectations for 2021.

Winter Solstice

Winter’s Evening Sky

We begin slowly tilting towards summer with days and nights of almost equal length.

Melbourne Planetarium is an extraordinary space. Sit back beneath a horizontal dome 16 metres high and see the night sky revealed like never before!

Our museums delight, inspire, connect and enrich. We present long-term and temporary exhibitions at Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks.

The annual Dome Under Film Festival returns with a weekend of back-to-back fulldome films from Saturday 4 February to Sunday 5 February 2023.

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