* Catawba Science Center *

Catawba Science Center is proud to announce the opening of its state-of-the-art, 65-seat digital planetarium theater.

The Millholland Planetarium features a full-dome digital technology –MEDIAGLOBE 3-D, created by Konica Minolta of Japan – and a powerful surround sound system to truly transport audiences beyond the confines of Earth.

Visitors to Catawba Science Center’s new planetarium will be immersed in giant-screen 30-foot dome images of the surface of the Sun, Mars and beyond to the nearest galaxies.

Explore the rings of Saturn, volcanoes, the depths of the ocean, the human body and more!

Show Times:
Tuesday – Thursday - 3:30 p.m.
Friday - 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Saturday - 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday - 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

This week’s planetarium show schedule.
* Show times may be modified according to audience demand.

Laser show schedule

Planetarium Admission:
CSC members - $2
Nonmembers - $3

Combo Ticket
CSC Members - $2

Nonmembers
Adults - $7
Youth (3 to 18) - $5
Children Under 3 - $3

Opening September 5th

Molecularium

This award-winning digital-dome experience is a science lesson, a thrill-ride and a magical musical adventure in a world of atoms and molecules.

Aboard the Molecularium, audiences join a cast of atomic characters on an immersive and unforgettable adventure into the nanoscale universe.

Explore billions and trillions of atoms and molecules with Oxy, a precocious oxygen atom, and Hydro and Hydra, her wacky hydrogen pals.

Ride from the atomic structure of a snowflake to the far reaches of space aboard the Molecularium, the most fantastic ship in the Universe.

Sponsored By:
John & Eileen Leach, Concept Frames, Inc.

With additional funding by: HK Research Corporation

Astronaut

The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken.

What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut? Astronaut, an immersive planetarium show created by the National Space Center, takes you from Earth into space ... and beyond.

Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body. Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject 'Chad', our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

Presented in stunning, high definition 360 degree full-dome video and explosive surround sound, Astronaut is an experience like nothing on Earth.

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Sponsored By:
Carolina Handling, Embarq, Crabtree & Evelyn, eyecarecenter, Merry Boone, Edward Jones

The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket

Climb aboard a magical cardboard rocket with two young adventurers, Marcus and Bonnie, and experience a breathtaking, up-close look at each of our solar system’s planets with guidance from Astronomy Book.

Catawba Sky

This star talk astronomy show will give visitors an awe inspiring look at what’s in the current night sky over the Catawba Valley.

Please check back soon for more upcoming shows.