UCLA Planetarium

07/06/2022

Excited about the first image release? https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/first-images-from-nasa-s-webb-space-telescope-coming-soon

So are we! Come join us next Wed. 7/13 for a SPECIAL show. Proof of vaccination/neg covid test + masks required for entrance. To guarantee entrance, reserve your free tickets online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucla-planetarium-first-images-from-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-tickets-380493505317

Join the UCLA Planetarium to celebrate the release of the first science images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope!

06/15/2022

Just a reminder that our weekly shows pause over the summer, and will resume late September/early October.

We will tentatively host one special show over the summer (date TBA), so keep a look out for an announcement on our social media and website. ☀️🌊

03/30/2022

JOIN US TONIGHT IN ~ 4 HOURS (8 PM PST) FOR OUR FIRST IN-PERSON SHOW OF 2022! Grad student host Leonardo Clarke will teach you more about galaxies 🌌🤩💫 and take you on a tour of the night sky with our planetarium projector!

03/07/2022

Join us THIS WEDNESDAY 3/9 @ 7PM PST with our student host Shruti for a show on CONSTELLATIONS 🌌🤗 Learn fun facts about some common constellations and their origin stories, followed by a virtual planetarium show using Stellarium

02/28/2022

We have TWO awesome VIRTUAL shows coming up this week!

(1) Join us tonight as we wrap up celebrating and learn some of the cool science Black Astronomers from the greater Los Angeles area have contributed to! (TONIGHT @ 7PM PST)
https://youtu.be/7utsNypzF8s

(2) Join us Wednesday 3/2 @ 7 PM PST as we kick start , with our grad student hosts Claire Williams & Nancy Ning & learn about some historic women astronomers! https://youtu.be/lZ75pJq7O1M

As Astronomy graduate students, we believe it is our duty as the next generation of astronomers to create a community that is grounded in respect and diversi...

02/23/2022

TUNE IN TONIGHT @ 7PM PST & learn more about the discovery of neutrinos + their interesting properties. Our host Caroline von Raesfeld will share how we can look at the universe with them and give you a virtual tour of the night sky 🌌
YOUTUBE LIVE LINK:
https://youtu.be/uGmnfm4Qro
https://fb.me/e/39nrWcILC

02/17/2022

UPDATE: due to some tech difficulties we will NOT be having a show tonight. Tune in next week 2/23 !

01/31/2022

JOIN US THIS WEDNESDAY 2/2 @ 7 PM as we celebrate Black History month, highlighting some of the work of Black Physicists and Astronomers from the past. Then, catch our virtual planetarium show with Stellarium with our grad student host
Lizvette Villafaña! 🤩

FB EVENT PAGE: https://fb.me/e/1oRQtnhON
YOUTUBE LIVE: https://youtu.be/byG0I-Cxuus

As Astronomy graduate students, we believe it is our duty as the next generation of astronomers to create a community that is grounded in respect and diversi...