Versant Power Astronomy Center and Maynard Jordan Planetarium

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 […]

Dr. Scott Randall Black Holes, Exploding Stars, and Clusters of Galaxies: 20 Years of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Thursday, October 10 at 7:00 pm Launched in 1999, Chandra is one of NASA's four "Great Observatories", a series of satellites designed to study the sky over a broad range in wavelengths, from infrared to gamma rays.  […]

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? Oh yes, space has its monsters: Black holes, zombie stars, and spectacular ghostly nebulae!  Explore these “spooky” wonders of the night sky here at the planetarium. Learn about […]

Experience America’s favorite Celtic punk band in Dropkick Murphys Sunshine Highway.  Featuring "Rose Tattoo", "I’m Shipping Up to Boston", and many more iconic songs, experience this beloved band using impressive visuals at the Emera Astronomy Center! Tickets are $8 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit lyrics, and are intended for adult audiences. All […]