• The Universe Through All Senses

    The Universe Through All Senses
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The Universe Through All the Senses When asked to talk about the universe, astronomers will describe it to you in a thousand different ways. Starting with the diverse planets of the Solar System, charming comets, hot stars, and ethereal nebulae, they’ll take you on a journey all the way to galaxies billions of light-years away. […]

  • Furry Astronauts

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

    What are those strange fire arrows rising into the heavens? Join the four animals on their crazy adventure in space! A hedgehog, hare, mole and an owl are four friends who meet on the edge of the forest to explore an almost forgotten spaceport. When they see a rocket launch, they are stunned. None of […]

  • Daft Punk!

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

    Take a tour through the universe and back with beautiful visuals and amazing music, hosted by the one and only EDM robot duo, Daft Punk! Give Life Back to Music pairs stunning imagery and lights with a collection of Daft Punk's most popular songs including One More Time, Get Lucky, Instant Crush, and more!   Tickets are $9 for general admission. […]

  • Messengers of Time and Space

    Messengers of Time Space
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Messengers of Time and Space Gazing upward with the unaided eye, the sky appears calm and tranquil. The universe, however, is an active place, where dynamic events can be observed unfolding — even on human timescales — including newly discovered asteroids, violent stellar explosions, and colliding black holes.  Explore the intriguing new discoveries made by […]

  • Little Eve

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

    Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth Earth is the only known place in the universe where life has flourished. But how did it all begin? Little Eve, a curious bear, sets out to discover the answer. From a brave little cell to a clever squirrel, it tells the story of life and our solar system […]

  • RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium features a selection of RUSH’s biggest hits and spaciest songs set to stupendous planetarium visuals! What are you waiting for? Come join today’s Tom Sawyer and get into The Spirit of the Radio as we explore the Natural Science and sail headlong into Cygnus X-I. Tickets are $9 for […]

  • Cosmos Comedy

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

    COSMOS COMEDY – featuring Ben Miller and Kasha Patell An hour of space jokes from a hilarious group of scientists turned stand-up comedians including a former NASA scientist! From performing in Antarctica to on top of active volcanoes, these internationally touring comics will have you laughing so loud they can hear you on Mars. Expect […]

  • Cosmos Comedy

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

    COSMOS COMEDY – featuring Ben Miller and Kasha Patell An hour of space jokes from a hilarious group of scientists turned stand-up comedians including a former NASA scientist! From performing in Antarctica to on top of active volcanoes, these internationally touring comics will have you laughing so loud they can hear you on Mars. Expect […]

  • Little Eve

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

    Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth Earth is the only known place in the universe where life has flourished. But how did it all begin? Little Eve, a curious bear, sets out to discover the answer. From a brave little cell to a clever squirrel, it tells the story of life and our solar system […]

  • RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium features a selection of RUSH’s biggest hits and spaciest songs set to stupendous planetarium visuals! What are you waiting for? Come join today’s Tom Sawyer and get into The Spirit of the Radio as we explore the Natural Science and sail headlong into Cygnus X-I. Tickets are $9 for […]

  • To Space and Back

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

    Space exploration, our greatest adventure, is having a big impact on our lives. It is helping us to discover a universe of unimaginable scale and beauty, and it is reaching down into our world and influencing the way we live. To Space & Back takes audiences on an incredible journey from the far reaches of […]

  • Messengers of Time and Space

    Messengers of Time Space
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Messengers of Time and Space Gazing upward with the unaided eye, the sky appears calm and tranquil. The universe, however, is an active place, where dynamic events can be observed unfolding — even on human timescales — including newly discovered asteroids, violent stellar explosions, and colliding black holes.  Explore the intriguing new discoveries made by […]

  • Little Eve

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

    Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth Earth is the only known place in the universe where life has flourished. But how did it all begin? Little Eve, a curious bear, sets out to discover the answer. From a brave little cell to a clever squirrel, it tells the story of life and our solar system […]

  • RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium features a selection of RUSH’s biggest hits and spaciest songs set to stupendous planetarium visuals! What are you waiting for? Come join today’s Tom Sawyer and get into The Spirit of the Radio as we explore the Natural Science and sail headlong into Cygnus X-I. Tickets are $9 for […]

  • 3-2-1 Liftoff!

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

    Elon the hamster loves science and doing experiments, which often fail in practice. One day Elon hears a crash. In his garden, he finds a crater with a damaged robot named 8 of 12 inside. How did it get here? Elon fixes the robot and finds out that he fell from a spaceship. Does Elon have […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Messengers of Time and Space

    Messengers of Time Space
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Messengers of Time and Space Gazing upward with the unaided eye, the sky appears calm and tranquil. The universe, however, is an active place, where dynamic events can be observed unfolding — even on human timescales — including newly discovered asteroids, violent stellar explosions, and colliding black holes.  Explore the intriguing new discoveries made by […]

  • Little Eve

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

    Little Eve: Stories of Planet Earth Earth is the only known place in the universe where life has flourished. But how did it all begin? Little Eve, a curious bear, sets out to discover the answer. From a brave little cell to a clever squirrel, it tells the story of life and our solar system […]

  • RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    RUSH: Moving Pictures in a Planetarium features a selection of RUSH’s biggest hits and spaciest songs set to stupendous planetarium visuals! What are you waiting for? Come join today’s Tom Sawyer and get into The Spirit of the Radio as we explore the Natural Science and sail headlong into Cygnus X-I. Tickets are $9 for […]

  • Worlds Beyond Earth

    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 […]

  • H2O – The Cosmic States of Water

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water In the icy northern waters, a little sea otter named Sedna spends her days playing, fishing, and diving with her fellow otters. Sedna dreams of travelling to distant places… And on this day, like every year, she is on the lookout for Toklo, a mercurial and wily cormorant […]

  • Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars

    Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Using the cutting-edge capabilities of the planetarium, Coldplay: A Sky Full of Stars fuses the sounds of energetic rock with stunning and inventive visuals.  This musical experience engages audiences in a sensory journey full of innovation, artistry, and imagination set to the pulsating soundtrack of an internationally renowned band.  Featuring songs such as Speed of Sound, Clocks, Paradise, Viva […]

  • Worlds Beyond Earth

    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 […]

  • H2O – The Cosmic States of Water

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water In the icy northern waters, a little sea otter named Sedna spends her days playing, fishing, and diving with her fellow otters. Sedna dreams of travelling to distant places… And on this day, like every year, she is on the lookout for Toklo, a mercurial and wily cormorant […]

  • Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars

    Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Using the cutting-edge capabilities of the planetarium, Coldplay: A Sky Full of Stars fuses the sounds of energetic rock with stunning and inventive visuals.  This musical experience engages audiences in a sensory journey full of innovation, artistry, and imagination set to the pulsating soundtrack of an internationally renowned band.  Featuring songs such as Speed of Sound, Clocks, Paradise, Viva […]

  • 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 […]

  • Worlds Beyond Earth

    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 […]

  • H2O – The Cosmic States of Water

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water In the icy northern waters, a little sea otter named Sedna spends her days playing, fishing, and diving with her fellow otters. Sedna dreams of travelling to distant places… And on this day, like every year, she is on the lookout for Toklo, a mercurial and wily cormorant […]

  • Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars

    Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Using the cutting-edge capabilities of the planetarium, Coldplay: A Sky Full of Stars fuses the sounds of energetic rock with stunning and inventive visuals.  This musical experience engages audiences in a sensory journey full of innovation, artistry, and imagination set to the pulsating soundtrack of an internationally renowned band.  Featuring songs such as Speed of Sound, Clocks, Paradise, Viva […]

  • Worlds Beyond Earth

    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 […]

  • H2O – The Cosmic States of Water

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water In the icy northern waters, a little sea otter named Sedna spends her days playing, fishing, and diving with her fellow otters. Sedna dreams of travelling to distant places… And on this day, like every year, she is on the lookout for Toklo, a mercurial and wily cormorant […]

  • Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars

    Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Using the cutting-edge capabilities of the planetarium, Coldplay: A Sky Full of Stars fuses the sounds of energetic rock with stunning and inventive visuals.  This musical experience engages audiences in a sensory journey full of innovation, artistry, and imagination set to the pulsating soundtrack of an internationally renowned band.  Featuring songs such as Speed of Sound, Clocks, Paradise, Viva […]

  • Worlds Beyond Earth

    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 […]

  • H2O – The Cosmic States of Water

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    H2O – The Cosmic States of Water In the icy northern waters, a little sea otter named Sedna spends her days playing, fishing, and diving with her fellow otters. Sedna dreams of travelling to distant places… And on this day, like every year, she is on the lookout for Toklo, a mercurial and wily cormorant […]

  • Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars

    Coldplay: Sky Full of Stars
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Using the cutting-edge capabilities of the planetarium, Coldplay: A Sky Full of Stars fuses the sounds of energetic rock with stunning and inventive visuals.  This musical experience engages audiences in a sensory journey full of innovation, artistry, and imagination set to the pulsating soundtrack of an internationally renowned band.  Featuring songs such as Speed of Sound, Clocks, Paradise, Viva […]