The Smithsonian Planetarium Projector is chunky and solid enough that it's a good choice for kids. Its range of scientific images are great, but the blue dots that pass as stars leave something to be ...

Many people are surprised to find out that Rowan University has a planetarium. Some folks are not quite sure exactly what a planetarium is, or have an incorrect notion about the facility. So today’s ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Adler Planetarium opened in 1930 as the first planetarium in the western hemisphere, and one of its main attractions was a star projector: the Zeiss Mark II. This year - after a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Teaching modern astronomy with planetarium equipment that was built before astronauts landed on the moon is a tricky venture. And it’s a task that has troubled Ohio State ...

A lot has been said and written about the earmark Barack Obama sought for a new $3 million overhead projector at the Adler Planetarium since John McCain raised it in Tuesday night’s debate. And a lot ...

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The Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus is celebrating a special centennial this weekend. While the planetarium itself isn't 100 years old, the invention of the ...