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“Gateway to the Stars” Jan 5 – Star Clusters Galore!
It may be the darkest and coldest time of the year but it’s also the time to delight in some of the most beautiful stars of the entire sky. Many of the brightest and most colorful stars appear in the...
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S.O.S. Gets a Touchup
During the winter season we are used to seeing the color white outside. This winter the Clark Planetarium brought a little of that white to its lobby in the form of some paint for its largest...
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The Cosmic Inevitability of Risk
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, your lifetime probability of dying in a car crash is 1-in-100, but your probability of dying in a commercial airline accident is 1-in-100,000....
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Spring Cleaning Clearance Sale!
Planet Fun is clearing out closets and doing a bit of spring cleaning. Blowing in like a lion on Friday, March 8, thousands of items will be marked down 35-75% off. Here’s a little preview of this...
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In Search of Northern Lights – The Team
The team met at Yellowknife airport. From L-R: Will Stoll, Dr. Cherilynn Morrow, and Duke Johnson Duke Johnson (me) I am the expedition leader. I hold a masters degree in space science, and am...
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In Search of the Northern Lights – The Weekend
WOW! What a display! While Thursday was cloudy, Wednesday and Friday proved to be truly exceptional. We were battling temperatures with highs around -21 F, and lows between -28 F and -35 F. The...
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Found: An Ancient Habitable Environment on Mars
From previous Mars missions, we’ve learned that Martian rocks and soil contain minerals that form in liquid water. This is evidence that liquid water once existed on the Martian surface in the ancient...
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Thanks to Our Huge Community of Supporters!
During April, Clark Planetarium celebrated its 10-Year Anniversary of our location at The Gateway. There were 10-days of unique events from April 4-13 for the community and the staff at the planetarium...
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When Planetariums Save Lives
Exactly 50 years ago today, the education an astronaut received in a planetarium saved his life. On May 16, 1963, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, the last American to travel alone into space,...
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This is Why You Own a Telescope
Telescopes are time machines. With an amateur telescope you can look back in time to see things as they were long ago because space is so huge that light, even at a blistering speed 186,000 miles per...
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Rocky Mountain Express in the ATK IMAX
Rocky Mountain Express propels audiences on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies and relates the epic adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental...
View ArticleHansen Dome Closure
The Hansen Dome Theatre will be closed from September 9 – September 13 for a hardware and software upgrade. It will reopen on Friday, September 13 for the show at 6:45 p.m.
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“Wild Ocean” in the Hansen Dome Theatre
Coming soon to the Hansen Dome Theatre is Wild Ocean: Where Africa Meets the Sea. Africa’s Wild Coast is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s...
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Open Call for Art and Workshop
Clark Planetarium is partnering with Art Access to host our 2nd annual Deep Space Art exhibit of children’s artwork. The exhibit will open on April 4, 2014, at the Clark Planetarium and will feature...
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“Gateway to the Stars” Feb 1 – Orion and The Pleiades
February is a great month to see two of the most recognizable objects in the night sky: the constellation of Orion the Hunter and The Pleiades Star Cluster. Orion is climbing high into the south early...
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In Search of Northern Lights – The Team
The team met at Yellowknife airport. From L-R: Will Stoll, Dr. Cherilynn Morrow, and Duke Johnson Duke Johnson (me) I am the expedition leader. I hold a masters degree in space science, and am...
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Join Community Partners Here at CP
Have a “blast” here at Clark Planetarium on Friday, April 11, 2014 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. for FREE hands-on, science related activities for children and families. Hogle Zoo volunteers at Community...
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Chasing the Aurora Again: Tromso, Norway
Day 1 We arrived in Tromso, Norway to totally overcast conditions. After getting settled, we went out in the field as a good auroral substorm was in the works. We never got to see it as we then spent...
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Become a Sustaining Member
Clark Planetarium recently added a Sustainer’s Circle Membership level, which is a philanthropic group that will support the Planetarium’s education programs. These new contributing levels start at...
View ArticleCelebrate Summer With a Star Party
Celebrate a warm summer evening and a beautiful night sky with Clark Planetarium at the “Venture Outdoors Festival” on August 1 at Canyon Rim Park. This festival is a series of Millcreek Township...
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