The journey to reach the stars began with our earliest dreams of flying, and led to landing on the moon and sending a probe to Pluto. But that’s only the beginning.

Space Next offers a glimpse into tomorrow, and the possibilities of what is to come by way of private space developments and national space programs. The result is a mesmerizing display of interplanetary excellence sure to inspire a generation of explorers, scientists, and dreamers. Come discover what’s next.

Produced by Afterglow Studios
Appx. running time: 22 & 38 minutes
For general audiences & children.
Available in 2D/3D
Transform coverage is truncated from fulldome
*** Educator’s Guide Available ***

Welcome to SpacePark360, a modular fulldome feature experience! This state of-the-art fulldome program combines entertainment with an out-of-this-world immersive experience. Viewers will be transported to surreal vistas and experience the most thrilling amusement park rides the solar system has to offer.

Seen from the rider’s perspective, SpacePark360 takes the state of-the-art technologies of fulldome systems and combines them with heart pounding thrill rides to create a unique entertainment show never seen before on the dome.

From the tops of Jupiter’s clouds to the icy depths of Neptune’s moon Triton, each location serves to heighten the thrilling experience.

Mastered at 4K, SpacePark360 is a revolutionary approach to fulldome entertainment, in that the show can be modular. Theaters can purchase the entire SpacePark360 show (consisting of nine rides, interstitial scenes, sound effects, and programming) or elect to purchase individual rides. If individual rides are purchased, the full purchase price of the rides may be applied to the cost of the full show. Additional options include the Geodesium Edition featuring a custom 5.1 score by Geodesium.

SpacePark360 and SpacePark360: Geodesium Edition are available. SpacePark360 allows theaters to select or produce their own sound tracks to accompany the visuals*. SpacePark360: Geodesium Edition consists of an accompanying sound track with all performance rights included.

Produced by Dome3D LLC
Approximate running time: 38 minutes for the full show
For SpacePark360, music purchase and performance license (eg. ASCAP/BMI)
are the responsibility of the performing institution; images only supplied.
Geodesium Edition includes licensed music.

From a habitat hidden deep underwater in Florida, to the world’s most amazing swimming pool, dive into the underwater world of outer space! Space School is the incredible story of how astronauts train underwater to live and work in space.

From microgravity simulation at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab, to living under the sea at Aquarius Reef Base, astronauts spend a lot of time training underwater. Space School is a fascinating and beautifully filmed live-action dome film produced by the Emmy award-winning team that produces Jonathan Bird’s Blue World.

More information is available at www.spaceschoolfilm.com

View The Making of Space School

Produced by Oceanic Research Group and Broward College
Appx. running time: 25 minutes
Suitable for general audiences and school programs
*** Educator’s Guide Available ***

Space exploration—our greatest adventure—is having a big impact on our lives. It’s helping us to discover a universe of unimaginable scale and beauty, and it’s reaching down into our world and influencing the way we live.

To Space & Back takes audiences on an incredible journey from the far reaches of our known universe to our own planet. It is an extraordinary story of human ingenuity and incredible engineering, describing how the technology that transports us through space is paving the way for the devices and apps we use every day. What’s happening above is coming back down to Earth!

Discover how we’ve been changed by space exploration, and what we owe to curiosity and the spirit of discovery. < Go To Show Website >

Produced by Sky-Skan in association with The Franklin Institute
Narrated by James May
Running time: 25 minutes
Suitable for family and schools audiences
Available in 3D, 8K, and 60 fps
Exclusively Distributed by Sky-Skan
*** Educator’s Guide Available ***

Treat your audiences to the fulldome show that has amazed and inspired audiences worldwide. Spontaneous Fantasia takes you on whirlwind journeys of animation, music, and wonder in breathtaking live Virtual Reality experiences that have to be seen to be believed.

A former Disney Imagineer and an Academy Award winner, J-Walt has created a one-man show that unfolds into a planet-hopping spectacle of improvised worlds and puppet performers. The Los Angeles Times called it “Indescribably Delicious!”

Produced by J-Walt
Appx. running time: 60 minutes
For general audiences/entertainment.
Custom shows for Seasonal and Special Events
Website: www.spontaneousfantasia.com

BLAST OFF! Go on a futuristic journey through our Solar System. With Earth’s resources being rapidly depleted, a tycoon sends our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home to colonize.

This character driven show is perfect for middle-school field trip groups and aligns with national science curriculum objectives! Audiences age 10 and up.

The material contained in this planetarium show is based on work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under grant award number NNX09AL78G. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA.

An original production of UNC Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Running time: 27 minutes
Written by Will Osborne.

The Powerhouses of the Universe

Every star has a story. Some are as old as time, faint and almost forgotten. Others burn bright and end their lives in powerful explosions. New stars are created every day, born of vast clouds of gas and dust. Through every phase of their existence, stars release the energy that powers the Universe.

Journey to the farthest reaches of our galaxy and experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of STARS.

The stunning animation highlighted by astronauts, spacecraft, telescopes, nebulas, clusters, and more, was created by the talented team of the National Space Centre (Leicester, UK). This dramatic program features the voice talent of Mark Hamill.

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert-George Schram, resident conductor, performed part of the STARS sound track. More than 225 planetariums have presented classic shows produced by the Sudekum Planetarium at the Adventure Science Center. Now, fulldome theaters can enjoy similar Stellar Experiences from the Sudekum Planetarium.

Produced by Sudekum Planetarium and NSC Creative
Running time: 26 minutes
Suitable for family audiences and school groups.

The Star of Bethlehem takes us back to the little town of Bethlehem of long ago where the birth of Jesus was announced to the humble shepherds by a multitude of the heavenly host and to the people of Israel by the arrival of the Wise Men. Guided by the light of the star that they saw in the east they traveled far from their lands to come and worship him.

In our endeavor to investigate what this star might have been, we present all the historical and scientific facts we have today in order to unravel this 2,000-year old enigma in a special audiovisual show that fills the audience with a sense of wonder and an air of innocence.

Accompanied by the music of the best known Christmas Carols of the Season the narration guides the audience through the various historical and astronomical information of the Christmas story along with the various facts concerning our calendar in order to guide them to make their own conclusions as to what this wonder star was all about.

Produced by Eugenides Foundation
Running time: 25 minutes

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this new planetarium show.

For thousands of years we have looked to the stars at night in wonder and awe. Their mysteries have inspired curiosity across all cultures and civilizations.

Narrated by multi-award winning Australian actress Sigrid Thornton, Starlight is told through the eyes of Margaret, as she steps back in time to relive the childhood fears of the dark that awoke her curiosity about the night sky. Join Margaret as she takes you on an out-of-this-world journey to discover constellations and ancient cultures, the birth and death of a star, and the inner workings of our Sun.

Produced by Melbourne Planetarium @ Scienceworks, Museum Victoria
Appx. running time: 27 minutes
For general audiences.
*** Educator’s Guide Available ***

Stella Nova focuses on our origins and the evolution of matter. Stella Nova covers a fascinating topic, and takes visitors on a thrilling journey of discovery deep into space. Our destiny and our origins are intimately linked to the birth and death of the stars. But what is a star? How do stars “work”? How do they end? Stella Nova offers some very interesting answers to the questions surrounding our origins!

Big Mirrors on the Mountain Voyage into Subaru, Gemini, Keck, and Canada-France-Hawai‘i observatories to explore an exoplanet, supernova, stars orbiting at the center of the Milky Way, and the 1° galactic survey. Approximate running time: 22 minutes.

Seeing the Invisible Witness the James Clerk Maxwell, the Submillimeter Array, Caltech Submillimeter, and Very Long Base Array observatories, to explore star-forming regions, Jupiter’s atmosphere, and stunning submillimeter views of M51 and M87. Approximate running time: 23 minutes.

Chasing Celestial Mysteries Chase asteroids with NASA s Infrared Telescope, use Britain s UKIRT to discover hidden jewels in the Milky Way, watch supernovae with Hawai‘i s 2.2 optical telescope, and share stories with the astronomers of tomorrow from the University of Hawai‘i. Approximate running time: 22 minutes. Features PI’s data and astronomical simulations rendered in DigitalSky 2 with stunning time-lapse footage from Maunakea.

Produced by Verkehrshaus der Schweiz
Approximate running time: 34 minutes
Suitable for family audiences