• 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 […]

  • One Sky

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

    One Sky is a collection of sky cultures around the world. It recognizes that all people around the globe share strong connections to the stars for navigation, time keeping, agriculture […]

  • The Stellars: Mission Green

    The Stellars: Mission Green
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Imani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading […]

  • Radiohead: Black Star

    Radiohead: Black Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you […]

  • Supermassive Black Holes

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

    Explore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to […]

  • The Stellars: Mission Green

    The Stellars: Mission Green
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Imani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading […]

  • Radiohead: Black Star

    Radiohead: Black Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you […]

  • 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 […]

  • Supermassive Black Holes

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

    Explore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to […]

  • The Stellars: Mission Green

    The Stellars: Mission Green
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Imani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading […]

  • Radiohead: Black Star

    Radiohead: Black Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you […]

  • Supermassive Black Holes

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

    Explore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to […]

  • The Stellars: Mission Green

    The Stellars: Mission Green
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Imani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading […]

  • Radiohead: Black Star

    Radiohead: Black Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you […]

  • Supermassive Black Holes

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

    Explore the amazing environments of the strangest objects in our universe - Supermassive Black Holes! Leading observational and theoretical astronomers share the latest state-of-the-art observations and stunning computer simulations to […]

  • 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 […]

  • Áróra: Tales of the Northern Lights

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

    An immersive fulldome experience about the exquisite beauty of Auroras. Take a journey across time and space to understand the science behind the phenomena and to experience the stories of […]

  • 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 […]

  • Big Astronomy: People, Places and Discoveries!

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

    Big Astronomy – People, Places, and Discoveries!  will take audiences to cutting-edge telescopes in the remote mountains of Chile and introduce the people who make sure these instruments operate day and […]

  • Worlds of Ice

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

    Journey to the farthest reaches of the solar system, traveling through the dimensions of ice from the remote territories of the arctic, to a scientific complex nested under the South […]

  • Stars Over Katahdin 2024

    Lumbermen's Museum 61 Shin Pond Road, Patten, ME, United States

    Celebrate the darkest skies east of the Mississippi and the first International Dark Sky Sanctuary in New England! Enjoy guided stargazing led by expert astronomers, educational campfire chats, and a […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • The Stellars: Mission Green

    The Stellars: Mission Green
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    Imani, Aki, and John are three friends from an alien solar system. While on a space exploration mission, something routine for their tribe, they distractedly neglect their onboard “chores,” leading […]

  • Radiohead: Black Star

    Radiohead: Black Star
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    The only thing better than exploring the Universe, is exploring the Universe with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you […]

  • SPARK: The Universe in Us

    SPARK: The Universe in Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not […]

  • Spooky Space

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

    Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? […]

  • 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. […]

  • SPARK: The Universe in Us

    SPARK: The Universe in Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not […]

  • Spooky Space

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

    Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? […]

  • SPARK: The Universe in Us

    SPARK: The Universe in Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not […]

  • Spooky Space

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

    Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? […]

  • SPARK: The Universe in Us

    SPARK: The Universe in Us
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd, Orono, ME, United States

    From the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not […]

  • Spooky Space

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

    Looking for cosmic fun this Halloween season? Would you like to meet the spectacular stars of Halloween? Monsters, zombies, and ghosts -- and their far more terrible counterparts in space? […]

  • OBRT Presents: Stephen King’s The Langoliers

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

    Kick off Halloween week by attending an in-person reading of an adaptation of Stephen King's high-flying horror tale, The Langoliers, under the stars inside the Maynard Jordan Planetarium at UMaine! […]

  • Global Soundscapes

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

    Listen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth!  Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of […]

  • SPARK: The Universe in Us

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

    From the oxygen we breathe to the uranium that warms our planet’s core, we owe everything to the stars. SPARK: The Universe in Us is about our deep connection not […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Global Soundscapes

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

    Listen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth!  Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Global Soundscapes

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

    Listen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth!  Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of […]

  • Global Soundscapes

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

    Listen...can you hear that? It’s the sound of the Earth!  Take a sound safari to explore the health of our planet. Travel the globe to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of […]