The Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium is undergoing significant upgrades to various technical systems.
Get ready for brighter, more vivid images from new laser-powered projectors—and more improvements—when the planetarium reopens on Sept. 26, 2026.
Black Holes and the Dark Cosmos
For most of human history, our view of the Universe has been limited to just what we can see with our eyes. In recent decades, we have developed new technologies allowing us to peer into the unseen. Join us as we explore the parts of the cosmos invisible to our eyes, like dark matter, dark energy, and black holes.