• Living Worlds

    Living Worlds
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Earth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the fingerprints of life are visible even from many light years away. Journey through space and time to examine life as an essential quality of our […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Magic Tree House: Space Mission
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Treehouse as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey […]

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Tribute to the Prince of Darkness

    Ozzy Osbourne: SATOllites
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Iconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on.  He was no Ordinary Man and often made his critics Paranoid in numerous ways.Starting in Black Sabbath and culminating in a  stunning solo career - he sold more than 100 million albums and was inducted […]

  • Living Worlds

    Living Worlds
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Earth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the fingerprints of life are visible even from many light years away. Journey through space and time to examine life as an essential quality of our […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Magic Tree House: Space Mission
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Treehouse as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey […]

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Tribute to the Prince of Darkness

    Ozzy Osbourne: SATOllites
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Iconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on.  He was no Ordinary Man and often made his critics Paranoid in numerous ways.Starting in Black Sabbath and culminating in a  stunning solo career - he sold more than 100 million albums and was inducted […]

  • Living Worlds

    Living Worlds
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Earth is a planet shaped by life. From the forests that help stabilize our climate, to the winds carrying life-sustaining water and oxygen to far-flung parts of the globe, the fingerprints of life are visible even from many light years away. Journey through space and time to examine life as an essential quality of our […]

  • VAST: A Cosmic Journey through Space and Time

    VAST: A Cosmic Journey through Space and Time
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Space is unimaginably vast and incredibly beautiful. Thanks to our curiosity and quest for knowledge, we humans have been driven to explore space and learn more about the universe. There is still incredibly much left to explore. Join us on the journey, starting on Earth, venturing out in our solar system, and journeying all the […]

  • Moonbase: The Next Step

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the moment mankind first set foot on the Moon in 1969 we have dreamed of making a base there. In the next 10 years humans will return to the Moon with the Artemis missions and develop a sustained, strategic presence near the lunar South Pole. The Moon will become our first ‘staging post’ from […]

  • Chemistry of Life: The Invisible Inside

    Chemistry of Life: The Invisible Inside
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Sometimes it’s the smallest things that matter the most. Join us on a journey into a seemingly invisible world – the world of molecules and nanoparticles. What does the cell structure of a leaf look like? What might the neural network in our brain be like and how do cells communicate with each other? Modern scientific […]

  • Worlds Beyond Earth

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Take an exhilarating journey to the worlds that orbit our Sun and the unique conditions that make life on our planet Earth possible. Celebrate the extraordinary Age of Exploration carried out by robotic explorers, over the past 50 years with imagery from NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration (JAXA) missions.  Audiences will […]

  • Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat

    Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Pink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side Of The Moon, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals? With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the […]

  • Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat

    Dark Side of the Moon: 50 Years in a Heartbeat
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Pink Floyd’s iconic album The Dark Side Of The Moon, originally released in March 1973, turns 50, and what more fitting a place to celebrate it and experience it than in a Planetarium, through the music set to visuals? With the help of modern technology, the idea of a show combining breath-taking views of the […]

  • From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Join NASA’s engineers as they design, test, and launch today’s hottest missions into space. Witness the enormity of the new James Webb Space Telescope, the intensity of Goddard Space Flight Center’s testing facilities, and the excitement of the New Horizons mission to Pluto. From blueprint to blastoff, experience how robotic space flight is pushing the […]

  • The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vast. Wild. Magical. The Arctic is not just one of the planet’s greatest natural spectacles, it’s a place with global ecological importance that has supported Indigenous communities and diverse ecosystems for generations. Follow the elusive Porcupine caribou herd as it migrates to the Arctic Coastal Plain, one of the longest animal migrations on Earth. Meet […]

  • Magic Tree House: Space Mission

    Magic Tree House: Space Mission
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Travel with the brother-sister duo, Jack and Annie, in their Magic Treehouse as they discover a note that asks them to answer a series of six questions about space. With the help of an astronomer, the Internet, an astronaut, books and the writer of the mysterious note, Jack and Annie are taken on a wondrous journey […]

  • From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Join NASA’s engineers as they design, test, and launch today’s hottest missions into space. Witness the enormity of the new James Webb Space Telescope, the intensity of Goddard Space Flight Center’s testing facilities, and the excitement of the New Horizons mission to Pluto. From blueprint to blastoff, experience how robotic space flight is pushing the […]

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Tribute to the Prince of Darkness

    Ozzy Osbourne: SATOllites
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Iconic and unforgettable - from Mama I'm Coming Home to Crazy Train to No More Tears and so many more, this master of metal gave us incredible music that will live on.  He was no Ordinary Man and often made his critics Paranoid in numerous ways.Starting in Black Sabbath and culminating in a  stunning solo career - he sold more than 100 million albums and was inducted […]

  • Phantom of the Universe

    Phantom of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground experiment, Phantom of the Universe immerses audiences in the search for dark matter. Explore this mysterious matter and how we are using discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures!  What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more…  Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday!  Experience the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!

    Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    You do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"!  We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]

  • Phantom of the Universe

    Phantom of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground experiment, Phantom of the Universe immerses audiences in the search for dark matter. Explore this mysterious matter and how we are using discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures!  What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more…  Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday!  Experience the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!

    Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    You do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"!  We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]

  • Forward to the Moon

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Forward to the Moon engages audiences in NASA efforts to send both humans and robots to the Moon and Mars. 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 and land the first woman on the surface of the Moon. Jessica […]

  • Phantom of the Universe

    Phantom of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground experiment, Phantom of the Universe immerses audiences in the search for dark matter. Explore this mysterious matter and how we are using discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures!  What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more…  Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday!  Experience the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!

    Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    You do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"!  We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]

  • Phantom of the Universe

    Phantom of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground experiment, Phantom of the Universe immerses audiences in the search for dark matter. Explore this mysterious matter and how we are using discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider […]

  • Halloween: Celestial Origins

    Halloween: Celestial Origins
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Vampires, Witches, Goblins, and other spooky creatures!  What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes, or something more…  Be it ghoulish or ghostly, Halloween is an astronomical holiday!  Experience the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day.”  From Celtic roots around the harvest and bonfires to modern celebrations, […]

  • Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!

    Monster Mash: A Halloween Spooktacular!
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    You do not have to wait until 3 a.m. to experience the true terror of the witching hour! Take your "Spooky Scary Skeletons" out of the closet and join us at the Versant Power Astronomy Center for a month-long "Monster Mash"!  We will "Put a Spell on You" for the entire month of October with a menacing […]

  • Phantom of the Universe

    Phantom of the Universe
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the journey of protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent universe, and the nearly mile-deep descent to an underground experiment, Phantom of the Universe immerses audiences in the search for dark matter. Explore this mysterious matter and how we are using discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider […]

  • The Great Solar System Adventure!

    The Great Solar System Adventure!

    Explore the wonders and perils of our Solar System! Join "The Great Schiaparelli"; as he takes the audience on a space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking […]

  • Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us

    Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart.  On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]

  • Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us

    Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart.  On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]

  • Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us

    Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart.  On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]

  • The Great Solar System Adventure!

    The Great Solar System Adventure!

    Explore the wonders and perils of our Solar System! Join "The Great Schiaparelli"; as he takes the audience on a space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking […]

  • Earth, Moon, and Sun

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Earth, Moon, & Sun is a fast-paced full dome demonstration of lunar phases, eclipses, day and night, the sun and other puzzling events with the help of a confused coyote. This program beautifully illustrates basic concepts like moon phases and seasons. Based on the trickster of Native American lore, Coyote is constantly corrected in his misunderstandings […]

  • Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us

    Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart.  On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]

  • Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us

    Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart.  On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]

  • Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us

    Cosmogenesis: The Story of Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses the world around her falling apart.  On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos. Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to […]

  • The Great Solar System Adventure!

    The Great Solar System Adventure!

    Explore the wonders and perils of our Solar System! Join "The Great Schiaparelli"; as he takes the audience on a space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking […]

  • Galaxy – Journey Through the Milky Way

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Come with us on a journey through our Milky Way! Together we will fly to places where no human being has ever been before. We start at our Sun, look at our galaxy from the outside and plunge into the starry center. In the process, we will address exciting questions: How does a galaxy form […]

  • The Great Solar System Adventure!

    The Great Solar System Adventure!

    Explore the wonders and perils of our Solar System! Join "The Great Schiaparelli"; as he takes the audience on a space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking […]

  • Galaxy – Journey Through the Milky Way

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Come with us on a journey through our Milky Way! Together we will fly to places where no human being has ever been before. We start at our Sun, look at our galaxy from the outside and plunge into the starry center. In the process, we will address exciting questions: How does a galaxy form […]

  • The Great Solar System Adventure!

    The Great Solar System Adventure!

    Explore the wonders and perils of our Solar System! Join "The Great Schiaparelli"; as he takes the audience on a space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to be subjected to the myriad wonders of our Solar System, on a breathtaking […]

  • Galaxy – Journey Through the Milky Way

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Come with us on a journey through our Milky Way! Together we will fly to places where no human being has ever been before. We start at our Sun, look at our galaxy from the outside and plunge into the starry center. In the process, we will address exciting questions: How does a galaxy form […]

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Over the years numerous people have tried to explain the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible and other historical texts of the time. What was the Christmas Star? Could it be explained as an exploding star, a comet or some other natural celestial phenomena?  Explore a variety of scientific explanations for the Star of Bethlehem in this […]

  • Let it Snow: A Holiday Music Journey

    Let it Snow: A Holiday Music Journey
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Let it Snow features a new variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee, including a stunning multi-media finale by the Trans Siberian Orchestra.  The soundtrack is visually enhanced with thematic animation and is an entertaining experience for all ages, especially families. Tickets are $9 for general […]

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

    One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Explore the night sky with your favorite friends from Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure. Follow along with Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, as they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. They explore […]

  • Galaxy – Journey Through the Milky Way

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Come with us on a journey through our Milky Way! Together we will fly to places where no human being has ever been before. We start at our Sun, look at our galaxy from the outside and plunge into the starry center. In the process, we will address exciting questions: How does a galaxy form […]

  • The Christmas Star

    The Christmas Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Over the years numerous people have tried to explain the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible and other historical texts of the time. What was the Christmas Star? Could it be explained as an exploding star, a comet or some other natural celestial phenomena?  Explore a variety of scientific explanations for the Star of Bethlehem in this […]

  • Let it Snow: A Holiday Music Journey

    Let it Snow: A Holiday Music Journey
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Let it Snow features a new variety of festive classics from Frank Sinatra and Chuck Berry to Burl Ives and Brenda Lee, including a stunning multi-media finale by the Trans Siberian Orchestra.  The soundtrack is visually enhanced with thematic animation and is an entertaining experience for all ages, especially families. Tickets are $9 for general […]

  • Galaxy – Journey Through the Milky Way

    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Come with us on a journey through our Milky Way! Together we will fly to places where no human being has ever been before. We start at our Sun, look at our galaxy from the outside and plunge into the starry center. In the process, we will address exciting questions: How does a galaxy form […]

  • Expedition Reef

    Expedition Reef
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Explore the secrets of the "rainforests of the sea" and embark on an oceanic safari to the world’s most vibrant and endangered marine ecosystems – coral reefs.  Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth — while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing.  […]