TAKE A JOURNEY
OUT OF THIS WORLD
Our Planetarium will take you on a journey through space and allow you to explore the universe, all from the comfort of Hive.
Planetarium schedule
15 to 20 July, 2024: School Holidays
Monday 15 July
11am: 3-2-1 LIFTOFF! All ages show
2pm: The Sun
Tuesday 16 July
11am: Tycho Goes to Mars All ages show
2pm: Tzim Tzum + Two Small Pieces of Glass
Wednesday 17 July
11am: 3-2-1 LIFTOFF! All ages show
2pm: We are Guardians
Thursday 18 July
11am: 3-2-1 LIFTOFF! All ages show
2pm: Tzim Tzum + Phantom of the Universe
Friday 19 July
11am: Tycho Goes to Mars All ages show
2pm: Capturing the Cosmos
Saturday 20 July
11am: 3-2-1 LIFTOFF! All ages show
2pm: Tzim Tzum + Phantom of the Universe
23 July to 11 October, 2024
Tuesdays
2pm: Phantom of the Universe
Wednesdays
2pm: Tzim Tzum + We are Guardians
Thursdays
2pm: The Sun
Fridays
2pm: Tzim Tzum + Capturing the Cosmos
Saturdays
11 am: 3-2-1 LIFTOFF! All ages show
2pm: From Earth to the Universe
Sundays: Closed
PLEASE NOTE: The Planetarium is CLOSED Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday, and Anzac Day morning.
PHANTOM OF THE UNIVERSE
Phantom of the Universe – The Hunt for Dark Matter is a fascinating exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. Narrated by Tilda Swinton, this amazing story reveals the first hints of its existence. It describes the astral choreography witnessed by Vera Rubin in the Andromeda galaxy and then plummets deep underground to see the most sensitive dark matter detector on Earth, housed in a former gold mine. From there, it journeys across space and time to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, speeding alongside particles before they collide in visually stunning explosions of light and sound.
PLEASE NOTE: Our Planetarium program is for ages 5+, however, this show is better suited to an older audience, upper primary and above.
3-2-1 LIFTOFF!
THE SUN: OUR LIVING STAR
The Sun: Our Living Star explains many of the early ideas about our Sun and how modern science has enabled us to understand so much more today. Find out how energy is created in the Sun, and why the Sun will eventually make life on Earth impossible after a few billion years!
The minimum age for attendance to this show is five years.
From Earth to the Universe
This 30-minute planetarium show take the audience on a voyage through time and space. Using a combination of sights and sounds, it shows the Universe as revealed to us by science, from our solar system out to the distant galaxies. The show was produced for the European Southern Observatory’s Supernova Planetarium and Visitor Centre and is now being shown at the Ulverstone Planetarium at Hive.
The minimum age for attendance to this show is five years.
Capturing the Cosmos
Capturing the Cosmos highlights work being carried out by Australian astronomers, especially all-sky astronomy by the SkyMapper telescope in New South Wales and the Murchison Wide-field Array in Western Australia, which have been designed to survey large sections of the sky. Each show will include a live talk on ‘what’s in the sky tonight?’, which is fun for all the family.
The minimum age for attendance to this show is five years.
TYCHO goes to Mars
Tycho Goes to Mars sees our favourite space dog blasting off for the Red Planet. In this show, Tycho explores many of the amazing features of Mars, including the largest volcano in the Solar System! Tycho Goes to Mars was produced by the Melbourne Planetarium.
There is no minimum age limit for this show. All ages are welcome!