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Find the best science events and make the most of your time in Launceston. From spirituality to gaming and more, we have the biggest event range and best discovery experience, there's something for everyone.
Join us in the Launceston Planetarium for our next screening of Unseen Earth. What does the Earth look like? When you close your eyes, you likely imagine a blue planet floating peacefully in space. Surprisingly, this iconic image has been with humanity for only about half a century, when it first glimpsed just over 50 years ago. Since that transformative moment, our perception of Earth has been continuously evolving. In the crystal-clear lenses of satellites, our planet reveals itself in unexpected colors and patterns, providing enormous amounts of data to us. This show presents the story of how satellite technologies have revolutionized our understanding of our home. We witness Earth not merely as a static blue marble but as a dynamic, ever-changing ecosystem. Thanks to advanced orbital observations and in-situ measurements, we gain unprecedented insights, enabling us to react swiftly even to sudden environmental shifts and natural disasters. Discover how continuous advancements in satellite technologies and coordinated global Earth observation programs empower us to monitor our planet more accurately than ever before and respond more effectively to its ongoing transformations. Each Planetarium show is followed by a live tour of the current night sky.
Join us at the Launceston Planetarium for our new live show series with the QVMAG Planetarium team. Join our QVMAG astronomers, Chris and Johnny, on a fascinating journey through the cosmos. In this live talk series, we will explore a wide range of topics covering the science, stories and surprises of our Universe – from tides here on Earth through the nature of light and time to the large-scale structure of the Universe. We will also look at the question of life elsewhere and some of the misconceptions and conspiracy theories that abound on the fringes of the internet. With each talk discussing a different celestial subject, this series is sure to inspire and reveal something new every time. Each Planetarium show is followed by a live tour of the current night sky.
Join us at the Launceston Planetarium for our next screening of Birth of Planet Earth. Our planet formed four and a half billion years ago, and scientists now think that our galaxy is filled with planetary systems, including planets roughly the size of our own. An important question is how the Moon formed. According to a major hypothesis, it came into being as a result of a catastrophic collision, which is depicted realistically on our planetarium dome. The show examines the questions of how Earth become a living planet in the wake of our Solar System’s violent birth, and what its history tells us about our chances of finding other worlds that are truly Earth-like. Each Planetarium show is followed by a live tour of the current night sky.
Join us in the Launceston Planetarium for our next screening of Origins of Life. Origins of Life deals with some of the most profound questions of life science: the origins of life and the human search for life beyond Earth. Starting with the Big Bang, the show deals with the prebiotic chemistry of the Universe, the formation of stars, formation of solar systems, and the first life on Earth. Furthermore Origins of Life covers the great extinctions as well as our search for life beyond planet Earth. This show is an inspirational journey through time and a celebration of life on Earth. Each Planetarium show is followed by a live tour of the current night sky.
Join us in the Launceston Planetarium for our next screening of We Are Aliens. Earth is now a small world. The human race is connected better and faster than ever before, but what about elsewhere? Could we one day be part of a galactic community sharing our knowledge and ideas, or is Earth the only planet with life?
Join us at the Launceston Planetarium for our next screening of Black Holes. What is a black hole? How do we find them? A black hole is one of the strangest types of objects in the Universe. Imagine a region of space from which even light cannot escape. That is what many scientists, including Einstein, imagined long before we showed that they actually exist. There is even a huge one right in the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. In this amazing program produced by the Melbourne Planetarium, we take a look at what black holes really are, how they form, and how the wonderful physics of how black holes distort space and time. We even take a look at what would happen if we got too close to one - and it's something that we don't recommend! Each Planetarium show is followed by a live tour of the current night sky.