• 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 Globe: Story of the Seasons

    Magic Globe: Story of the Seasons
    Versant Power Astronomy Center 167 Rangeley Rd., Orono, ME, United States

    On vacation at her grandpa’s, a little girl Mia accidentally discovers a mysterious piece of astronomical machinery. Edek, Mia’s eccentric uncle, tricks the girl into using the tool’s secret powers to change the world’s seasons. She quickly realizes the consequences of what they are going to do, but Edek doesn’t want to let the plan […]

  • Radiohead: Black Star

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

    The only thing better than exploring the Universe, is doing so with a collection of the most beautiful and cinematic Radiohead songs from their  discography! Radiohead: Black Star will take you from the powerful Paranoid Android to the melancholic How to Disappear Completely with stunning visuals and immersive stories.   Tickets are $11 for general admission. Music programs may contain explicit lyrics, and […]

  • Time

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

    On a cosmic scale, time ceases to be a single, universal measure. TIME is an immersive journey through the nature of time – from daily rhythms of nature to its role in the structure of the Universe. It follows humanity’s attempts to measure time and explores modern physics, where relativity, entropy, and spacetime challenge our […]

  • Messengers of Time and Space

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

    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 an array of specialized telescopes […]

  • 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 just to Earth, but to stars millions of light years away—and billions of years in the past. Discover the celestial origins of the elements we all 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

    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, turned 50 in 2023, 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 […]

  • God, Science, and Our Search for Meaning

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

    Since the dawn of humanity, we have looked up to the skies in search of meaning. Even today, the mysteries of the cosmos inspire many of our most profound questions: Who are we? Why are we here?  How did all of this come to be?  God, Science, and Our Search for Meaning explores our oldest questions, offers exciting new possibilities, […]

  • 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 […]