Planetarium Show: Stars

A person sits on a rock formation and looks up at the Milky Way

Journey to the farthest reaches of our galaxy and experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of stars.

  • Date: July 11, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Location: Carhart Science Building, Fred G. Dale Planetarium, 1111 Gulliver Dr., Wayne, NE 68787
  • Cost: Free, with suggested donations of $3 for kids and $5 for adults
A person sits on a rock formation and looks up at the Milky Way

Journey to the farthest reaches of our galaxy and experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of stars.

Every star has a story. Journey to the farthest reaches of our galaxy and experience both the awesome beauty and destructive power of stars. Stars focuses on the lives of the stars, how they are born, how they die, and how human understanding of the stars has changed over time. From Native Americans to Newton, from the electromagnetic spectrum to Einstein, audiences will explore nebulae, star clusters, pulsars, black holes, and more.

Target audience: Ages 6 to adult

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