ISU Planetarium

The FCC has approved a plan to eliminate the night with giant orbiting mirrors. Read about this project on the July 16th on-line edition of Spaceweather:

https://spaceweather.com/

Fourth of July fireworks come early on the face of the Sun with, perhaps, the most spectacular sunspots I've ever seen! If and only it you have a safe way to view the Sun then July 1st is the day to do it.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time has begun!

Action! NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Capturing the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made | Rubin Observatory The wait is over: NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, is now capturing the cosmos in unprecedented detail, transforming the way we study the dynamic Universe.

Explore flight with your family!

Celebrate Juneteenth both joyously and thoughtfully!

Illinois State University has closed this afternoon due to severe weather. In turn the ISU Planetarium has cancelled its 2 PM Wednesday, June 17th presentation of Flight Adventures. See you next week!

Coming soon to the ISU Planetarium!

Today is National Paper Airplane Day!

3 ... 2 ... 1 … Takeoff! Create Your Very Own X-Plane - NASA Teach students about the four forces of flight and Newton's Third Law of Motion as they construct and fly paper airplanes.

May the Fourth be with you. Star Wars Day!

NASA and Star Wars: The Connections Are Strong in This One - NASA Space Screening, ‘TIE’-ins, Tatooine and The Droids You’re Looking For

Follow the latest Artemis II news from NASA:

Artemis II: NASA’s First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years - NASA Meet the Artemis II crew and learn how NASA’s 10-day lunar flyby mission will test deep space systems and pave the way for future Moon landings.