First Friday: Imagine the Moon
First Friday: Imagine the Moon
Portland, ME
The night sky inspires! On First Friday, April 4th join us for a three part journey into how. First, check out the planetarium gallery, which hosts the works of Frances Babb. Frances was inspired by NASA imagery of Mars, and set to creating a series of paintings that bring that planet down to Ear…
Friday, April 4 2025
6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Lars the Little Polar Bear
Lars the Little Polar Bear
Portland, ME
Lars the Little Polar Bear What happens when a frisky little polar bear named Lars ventures out on the first day of spring? He explores his Arctic home, meets new friends, and saves some endangered whales. Lars the Little Polar Bear is the beloved star of a children’s book “Little Polar Bear and t…
Thu, Jun 20 2024
11:00 AM
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Sat, Mar 8 2025
2:00 PM
Into the Deep
Into the Deep
Portland, ME
The deep sea is one of the most mysterious and little-explored regions of Earth. We know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the wonders hidden beneath the waves of our planet’s seas. The deepest parts of our oceans teem with life forms so strange-looking they could be from the real…
Wed, Jan 31 2024
1:00 PM
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Sat, Mar 22 2025
2:00 PM
Journey to a Billion Suns
Journey to a Billion Suns
Portland, ME
A program about mapping the stars. The European Space Agency's "GAIA" project intends to produce the most comprehensive three dimensional map of our sector of the galaxy. We'll know the distances, sizes, temperatures, life spans, exo planet locations and more about a billion stars in our part of t…
Wed, Jun 8 2022
1:00 PM
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Tue, Mar 4 2025
2:00 PM
Forward to the Moon
Forward to the Moon
Portland, ME
Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA’s 21st-century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe.
Wed, Mar 26 2025
1:00 PM
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Fri, Mar 28 2025
8:00 PM
Life: A Cosmic Story
Life: A Cosmic Story
Portland, ME
The show begins in a redwood forest, with the sounds of wind and life. One redwood looms large, until we approach its branches and enter one of its leaves, adjusting our perspective to microscopic scales inside a cell. We see a pared-down version of its inner workings, learning about the process of…
Tue, Aug 9 2022
1:00 PM
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Sat, Apr 12 2025
2:00 PM
Living Worlds
Living Worlds
Portland, ME
What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? Journey through the cosmos to discover how a deeper understanding of Earth can help us spot other living worlds light-years away.
Fri, Aug 16 2024
1:00 PM
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Sat, Mar 15 2025
2:00 PM
Celestial Mythology with Hellenic Society of Maine
Celestial Mythology with Hellenic Society of Maine
Portland, ME
Join Your Guide Lorri Centineo as you explore the mythological stories of the night sky.
Saturday, March 15 2025
3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Mars Quest
Mars Quest
Portland, ME
In the first section, "Homage," we trace Mars through history — from an "incantation" of the various War God forms given by different cultures, to the early observations of Schiaparelli and Lowell, and the infamous "canals" which led to science-fiction stories about Martians. We hear excerpts from …
Thu, Aug 18 2022
1:00 PM
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Sat, Apr 19 2025
2:00 PM
Traveling with light
Traveling with light
Portland, ME
Traveling with Light The Sun is the closest star to Earth, providing the heat, light, and energy necessary for life. But the Sun is not our only source of light, with fire and artificial life revealing the relationship between humanity, light, and life. Show length: 28 minutes
Fri, Dec 27 2024
11:00 AM
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Tue, Apr 8 2025
2:00 PM
