Planetarium Programs
Planetarium Programs are included with same-day general admission.
Secret of the Cardboard Rocket
10:00 a.m. Saturday & Sunday ONLY
Embark on an amazing adventure as two children spend a night touring the solar system alongside their ship’s navigator, a talking astronomy book.
One Sky Project
11:00 a.m. Tuesday-Sunday
One Sky Project is an international collaboration focused on increasing understanding about cultural and indigenous astronomy, its historical and modern applications, and how our One Sky connects us all. Enjoy stories, presented in a series of short films, about the night sky from Hawaiʻi and cultures across the globe.
Films: The Samurai and the Stars (Japan), The Forge of Artemis (Greece), Thunderbird (Navajo), Celestial Canoe (Canada), Hawaiian Wayfinders (Hawaiʻi)
Pānānā Kilo Hōkū
12:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
In the live presentation of Pānana Kilo Hōkū, students are introduced to the Polynesian star compass in the Planetarium. They learn how this system maps specific constellations as they rise and set and how this mental construct guides modern-day wayfinders as they navigate deep-sea voyages.
Habitat Earth
1:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Living networks connect and support life forms large and small—from colonies of tiny microbes and populations of massive whales to ever-expanding human societies. In the California Academy of Sciences’ latest original planetarium show, Habitat Earth, discover what it means to live in today’s connected world.
Through stunning visualizations of the natural world, dive below the ocean’s surface to explore the dynamic relationships found in kelp forest ecosystems, travel beneath the forest floor to see how Earth’s tallest trees rely on tiny fungi to survive, and journey to new heights to witness the intricate intersection between human and ecological networks.
Expedition Reef
3:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
Expedition Reef narrated by Tony Award® winner Lea Salonga, will immerse audiences in an undersea adventure. Learn the secrets of the "rainforests of the sea" as you and your visitors embark on an oceanic safari to the world's most "vibrant and endangered ” marine ecosystems. This full-dome planetarium show provides an up-close look at a part of our planet many people have never experienced. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing.