Upcoming Events
We are delighted to bring you a variety of special events, lectures, workshops, and guest talks. We will also have regular cinema screenings to be enjoyed in the Planetarium. Browse our events below and click for more details and to book tickets.
23/01/2025 6:30pm
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SPACE THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE with Eloise Kitson
Scientists haven’t always gotten everything right. In fact, when you look at the long history of science, they have gotten more things wrong than they have right.
Even our understanding of science today could be talked about in a future talk on what we got wrong. But for now, let’s focus on the past.
Navigate the sometimes-strange ideas about what fuels stars, what is space, why do planets orbit the sun and what is out there.
If you learn anything from this talk it should be not to believe a single hypothesis mentioned because they are all misconceptions about space.
31/01/2025 6:30pm
QUEEN – HEAVEN: Full Dome Experience
MULTIPLE DATES AVAILABLE in JANUARY,
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Prepare to be transported on an extraordinary journey, where the magic of Queen’s music meets the wonders of the universe!
Whether you’re a die-hard Queen fan or simply someone who enjoys a spectacular visual and auditory adventure, this event promises to captivate and inspire.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience Queen’s legendary music in an entirely new way!
07/02/2025 6:30pm
THE AURORA with Jesse Beaman
Dark Sky Ranger Jesse Beaman will be discussing how Solar Activity leads to the creation a geo-magnetic storm, one of the most beautiful atmospheric effects on Earth, The Aurora.
Jesse will also be discussing Aurora Forecasting, including some useful tips on how to see this natural phenomenon.
08/02/2025 2:00pm
Sci-Club: Catalysts (Years P3-P7)
Sci-Club: Catalysts
P3-P7
2pm-4pm
FREE
This month Sci-Club is all about what happens when you mix water and oil, and what happens with catalysts to speed up a chemical reaction.
Join us to make your own fireworks in a jar, lava lamps, crystals and elephant toothpaste.
This event is all about letting your creative juices flow and learning the science behind these experiments – all whilst having fun! Pop along to the Dark Space Planetarium for this free event.
(Parents are welcome to stay, but please only book for the number of children attending).
14/02/2025 6:30pm
QUEEN – HEAVEN: Full Dome Experience
MULTIPLE DATES AVAILABLE in FEBRUARY,
CLICK “BOOK” BUTTON FOR DETAILS
Prepare to be transported on an extraordinary journey, where the magic of Queen’s music meets the wonders of the universe!
Whether you’re a die-hard Queen fan or simply someone who enjoys a spectacular visual and auditory adventure, this event promises to captivate and inspire.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience Queen’s legendary music in an entirely new way!
15/02/2025 2:00pm
Sci-Club: Catalysts (Years S1-S4)
Sci-Club: Catalysts
S1-S4
2pm-4pm
FREE
This month Sci-Club is all about what happens when you mix water and oil, and what happens with catalysts to speed up a chemical reaction.
Join us to make your own fireworks in a jar, lava lamps, crystals and elephant toothpaste.
This event is all about letting your creative juices flow and learning the science behind these experiments – all whilst having fun! Pop along to the Dark Space Planetarium for this free event.
(Parents are welcome to stay, but please only book for the number of children attending).
27/02/2025 6:30pm
WHY ARE WE HERE? AN ASTRONOMER’S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE with Professor Martin Hendry
*** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR THIS EVENT ***
We appear to live in a rather strange universe that is very large and very old, and in which 95% percent of the matter and energy exists in a mysterious and unknown form.
But does our universe have to be this way? Could there be other universes, with different conditions – and even different laws of physics – beyond our own?
What does the possible existence of the “multiverse” tell us about the origins and future of *our* universe? And 100 years on from the birth of quantum physics, what does all of this have to do with that weird and wonderful field of science?
Join University of Glasgow cosmologist and “black hole hunter” Professor Martin Hendry on a journey to infinity and beyond.
07/03/2025 6:30pm
BIRTH, LIFE AND DEATH OF STARS with Jesse Beaman
Dark Sky Ranger Jesse Beaman will be discussing the extremely long life-cycles of stars.
How are they formed, what do they create, how do they transform with age and, eventually, how do they die and what happens afterwards.
13/03/2025 6:30pm
BLACK AND WHITE HOLES with Eloise Kitson
Black and White Holes seem almost mythical to a lot of people, in fact few even know that a white hole is a thing.
It wasn’t up until 1971 that scientists were able to prove that a black hole did indeed exist, and they are still trying to prove white holes exist.
Join us as we take a look at the deepest, darkest depths of our knowledge, where thought is stretched beyond reason and where the question of “Why?” finally reaches the answer of “I don’t know.”
Light travels at 186,282 miles per second so you could go around the earth 7.5 times in 1 second!