Schedule and Admissions
Admission Prices | Planetarium Schedule | Show Descriptions & Trailers
"Now, more than ever, your attendance, your generosity,
your understanding, and your enthusiasm for LASM are critically important
to the future of this wonderful institution."
- Carol S. Gikas, President and Executive Director
Planetarium shows begin on the hour; there is no admittance to the theater once a show has begun. Doors open for ticket sales 30 minutes prior to first show of the day.
LASM accepts cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
LASM tries to ensure that our show schedule is as up-to-date as possible, but please remember all shows and showtimes are subject to change. Please note: between 9 am and noon, the planetarium show schedule varies to accomodate educational and group programming.
| Museum Galleries | Museum Galleries
plus Planetarium Show |
|
|---|---|---|
| Adults | $7 | $9 |
| Children (2-12) & Seniors (65+) | $6 | $8 |
| Groups (15+) | $5 | $7 |
| Member Adults | Free | $5 |
| Member Children & Seniors | Free | $4 |
| With the exception of the family show Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus & Andromeda, children under 3 years of age are NOT permitted in the theater. | ||
Active-duty military personnel and up to five immediate family members receive free admission to planetarium shows and LASM's galleries with valid military i.d. Through Memorial Day 2011.
Planetarium Schedule
LASM is closed on Mondays and on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Mardi Gras, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
| Showtimes | Tues. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | CLOSED FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE | CLOSED FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE | Cosmic Origins | School Programming | Perseus & Andromeda | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | |||
| 12:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | |||
| 1:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | ||
| 2:00 p.m. | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | ||
| 3:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | ||
| 4:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. | Perseus & Andromeda | |||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. | SpacePark 360 | |||||
| 8:00 p.m. | Pink Floyd: The Wall |
| Showtimes | Tues. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | School Programming | Perseus & Andromeda | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies |
| 2:00 p.m. | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX |
| 3:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies |
| 4:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. | Perseus & Andromeda | |||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. | SpacePark 360 | |||||
| 8:00 p.m. | Pink Floyd: The Wall |
| Showtimes | Tues. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | School Programming | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Perseus & Andromeda | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Mummies | School Programming | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies |
| 2:00 p.m. | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX |
| 3:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies |
| 4:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. | Perseus & Andromeda | |||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. | SpacePark 360 | |||||
| 8:00 p.m. | Pink Floyd: The Wall |
| Showtimes | Tues. | Wed. | Thurs. | Fri. | Sat. | Sun. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | School Programming | Perseus & Andromeda | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies |
| 2:00 p.m. | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX | IBEX |
| 3:00 p.m. | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies | Mummies |
| 4:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | Cosmic Origins | ||||
| 5:00 p.m. | Perseus & Andromeda | |||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Cosmic Origins | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. | SpacePark 360 | |||||
| 8:00 p.m. | Pink Floyd: The Wall |
Show Descriptions and Trailers
In Search of Our Cosmic Origins
Sky Show
Tue-Fri, 12 PM, 4 PM
Sat, 12 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM
Sun, 4 PM
Follow the young astronomer Ariane on a telescopic journey from the world's largest array of telescopes high up in Chile's Atacama mountain region through the Milky Way Galaxy and onward to some of the most distant, young galaxies ever seen in the early universe. The ALMA, or Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, is the leading telescope for observing the remnants of the Big Bang and the molecular gas and dust that constitute the building blocks of stars, planetary systems, galaxies, and life itself. You will learn not only about the formation of stars and planets, but how ALMA will help us answer questions about our origins.
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IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System
Sky Show
Tue-Sun, 2 PM
Join scientists who are investigating the boundary between our Solar System and the rest of our galaxy in IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System. Designed for visitors with an appreciation for the challenges of space science and a desire to learn more about science research, IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System follows the creation of NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX). Audiences will get an in-depth look at the mission and how IBEX is collecting high-speed atoms to create a map of our Solar System's boundary. Narrated by two inquisitive teenagers, audiences will hear from the scientists and engineers that developed the IBEX mission and created the spacecraft, and get the latest updates on the mission's discoveries. Included is a tour of the seasonal night sky identifying constellations and visible planets.
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Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
Large-Format Movie
Tue-Sat, 11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM
Sun, 1 PM, 3 PM
Using digital projection techniques, the planetarium presents its first
digital, large-format movie. Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
takes you to the royal tombs of Egypt, where explorers and scientists
seek a window into the mysterious world of the pharaohs by piecing together
the archeological and genetic clues provided by mummies. Through ambitious
computer graphics and dramatic reconstruction, Mummies: Secret of
the Pharaohs highlights one of the greatest finds in modern history:
the late 19th century discovery of a cache of 40 mummies, including 12
pharaohs, among them the legendary Rameses the Great. Narrated by Christopher
Lee.
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Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus & Andromeda
Family Show
Sat, 10 AM, 5 PM
This is a delightful story about the autumn and early winter Greek constellation legends. Animated in laser light, it is educational and entertaining for the entire family. Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus and Andromeda is preceded by Paradigm Shift, a seven minute short about science and mythology.
SpacePark 360
Visual Music Show
Tue-Fri, 10 AM
Sat, 7PM
This new, state-of-the-art full-dome program immerses you in the experience of amusement park thrill rides as it transports you to surreal vistas all over the solar system—the cloud tops of Jupiter, the surface of Venus, and Martian sand duns. Set to popular music, SpacePark 360 is suitable for all ages.
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
Visual Music Show
Sat, 8 PM
Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall is one of the most creative productions in the history of rock music. "Another Brick in the Wall," "Comfortably Numb," "Hey You," "Run Like Hell," and others epitomize the story of an antihero caught between war and desire in the 20th century. Come experience these songs and others all choreographed to stunning digital imagery under the planetarium's 360-degree multimedia dome.
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