2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

Speaker: Zachary Gelles, Princeton University
Join us to learn what black holes are, how they can be used as engines for astrophysical jets, and about future plans to upgrade telescopes to enable astrophysicists to see jets in the universe with unprecedented precision.
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12:00 pm  5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI
1:00 pm  Earth, Moon, & Sun
2:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth
3:00 pm  Áróra

11:00 am  5000 Ojos:mapeando el Universo con DESI

11:30 am  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:30 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
2:30 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

Museum Closed July 4th for Independence Day

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
3:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

11:30 am  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:30 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
2:30 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Build Your Own Horseshoe Crab

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Ecosystems at Risk gallery

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Landscape Collage

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall. Lighthouse keeper and his family as he tends the light from dawn to dusk through the seasons, spanning time. After reading, we will create a lighthouse with construction paper.

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
3:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

4:15 pm

Join us in the Planetarium on Sunday (instead of Saturday!) for this free talk with Dr. Ben Zhang, Princeton University.
In an intergenerational relay spanning three centuries, craftsmen, philosophers, teachers, explorers, and publishers around the world revealed a wealth of information contained in sunlight and starlight, telling a story of the universe that goes far beyond what meets the eye. Along the way, they also changed our concept of vision itself. Today, scientists have even more sophisticated ways of using light, or radiation, to study the material world. They work every day to unravel the mysteries of everything from invisible germs to distant exoplanets.
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11:30 am  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:30 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
2:30 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Powwow Day by Traci Sorell. Learn about the story of a girl named River who attends a Powwow celebration with her community. After reading, we will make a powwow inspired drum.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

DIY Binoculars

12:00 – 2:00 pm

A Much Moved People gallery

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Kinetic Sculpture

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Powwow Day by Traci Sorell. Learn about the story of a girl named River who attends a Powwow celebration with her community. After reading, we will make a powwow inspired drum.

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
3:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

11:30 am  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:30 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
2:30 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Windblown by Édouard Manceau is an imaginative story of how a handful of paper scraps can become different animals. After reading the book, we will create a collage of our own using paper shapes.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Make a Paper Plate Seashell

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Pretty Big Things gallery

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Monoprinting with Gel Plates

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Windblown by Édouard Manceau is an imaginative story of how a handful of paper scraps can become different animals. After reading the book, we will create a collage of our own using paper shapes.

12:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
3:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

11:00 am  Chispa: El universe en nosotros

11:30 am  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:30 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
2:30 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

12:00 – 2:00 pm

A Gull’s Story by Frank Finale tells the tale of a seagull family and their adventures along the Jersey Shore. After the story, we will create a paper plate seagulls.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Make a Star Clock

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Recent Acquisitions gallery

11:30 am  Spark: The Universe in Us
1:30 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure! (NEW)
2:30 pm  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Watercolor Op Art

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

A Gull’s Story by Frank Finale tells the tale of a seagull family and their adventures along the Jersey Shore. After the story, we will create a paper plate seagulls.

12:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure!
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
3:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

11:30 am  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)
1:30 pm  We Are Guardians
2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Orion and the Dark by Emma Yartlett. A boy named Orion faces his fears and realizes the dark can be fun and magical. After the story, we will create a night sky craft.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Build Your Own Planet

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Planetarium lobby

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Abstract Mini Paintings

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Orion and the Dark by Emma Yartlett. A boy named Orion faces his fears and realizes the dark can be fun and magical. After the story, we will create a night sky craft.

12:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure!
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
3:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

11:30 am  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)
1:30 pm  We Are Guardians
2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

12:00 – 2:00 pm

My Hands Sing the Blues by Jeanne Walker Harvey is a story of African American artist Romare Bearden’s childhood journey from North Carolina to Harlem during the Great Migration. After reading about the artist, we will create a collage inspired by his artwork.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Sand Art Earth

12:00 – 2:00 pm

A Much Moved People gallery

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Silhouette Lighthouse

4:15 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us for an exclusive free showing of NASA’s brand-new original documentary “Planetary Defenders,” which dives into the high-stakes world of asteroid detection and planetary defense. Journey alongside a team of astronomers and scientists working tirelessly to track and monitor near-Earth asteroids, aiming to protect our planet from potential impacts. This documentary captures the efforts of these unsung heroes, blending cutting-edge science with personal stories to reveal the human spirit behind this critical endeavor. Witness the drama, the challenges, and the triumphs of those on the front lines of planetary defense. After the movie there will be time for Q & A. Please note: Movie run time is 1 hour, 15 minutes. Suitable for General Audiences.

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10:30 am - 12:30 pm

My Hands Sing the Blues by Jeanne Walker Harvey is a story of African American artist Romare Bearden’s childhood journey from North Carolina to Harlem during the Great Migration. After reading about the artist, we will create a collage inspired by his artwork.

12:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure!
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
3:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

11:30 am  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)
1:30 pm  We Are Guardians
2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

12:00 – 2:00 pm

When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray and Felicita Sala is an exploration that connects us to nature, is about collections, and finding that special rock. After the story we will decorate a box to start our own rock collection.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Building Bridges

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Written in the Rocks gallery

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Aurora Art

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

When You Find the Right Rock by Mary Lyn Ray and Felicita Sala is an exploration that connects us to nature, is about collections, and finding that special rock. After the story we will decorate a box to start our own rock collection.

12:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure!
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
3:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

11:00 am  Nosotros somos guardians

11:30 am  Secrets of the Universe (NEW)
1:30 pm  We Are Guardians
2:30 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us

12:00 – 2:00 pm

How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers is about a boy who is obsessed with stars and would like to catch his own. After the story, we will make a craft with a night sky theme.

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Basket Making

12:00 – 2:00 pm

American Perspectives gallery

12:00 – 2:00 pm

Flower Painting

12:00 pm  Secrets of the Universe
2:00 pm  The Great Solar System Adventure!
1:00 pm  We Are Guardians
3:00 pm  Spark: The Universe in Us