L. Russell Kelce Planetarium

09/11/2026

I am happy to announce our first planetarium show for the Fall 2026 season!

Join us on Saturday, September 19th at 2:00 PM for 5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI! The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is creating the most detailed map of our
nearby universe. Installed on the Mayall telescope on Kitt Peak in Southern Arizona, DESI's 5000 independently operated robots can measure the light from thousands of galaxies at once. Come explore the science, instrument, and people behind this global endeavor.

As usual our show will begin with a tour of the what will be in the night sky that day, followed by our feature presentation.

Registration is required, but is free!

Please only register if you are sure you can come. As long as seats are still available, registration will remain open until 30 minutes before show time!

Also, please fill out a form for each person in your party (including children) so we can have an accurate head count. You can even just enter the same name and email address multiple times, as long as you submit a form for each person who will attend.

Registration Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoW3UXgaF3DStxqU7vknJKmoZsExOLMRYvaEVLnpjtDfhbyw/viewform?usp=header

04/16/2026

Join us next Saturday, April 25th @ 2:00 PM for our final show of the spring season! Enjoy a tour of the night sky followed by our feature presentation Forward! To the Moon! Kary Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA's 21st century Artemis program (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/), named after the Greek moon Goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon.

Produced by Fiske Planetarium (https://www.colorado.edu/fiske/) in collaboration with TEND Studio (https://tend.studio) with funding from NASA SSERVI (https:sservi.nasa.gov/) and Lockheed Martin (https://www.lockheedmartin.com).

Registration is free! To ensure that there are enough seats for all of our guests, please fill out a registration form for each member of your party, including children. Email addresses are only collected so we can inform you in case we need to cancel a show due to weather, presenter illness, or other unforeseen events. For children, please list an adults email address, you can use the same email address for multiple forms.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaBZNQBGAJoI5P1xh_3woaMrbvyhw5g3R_w8ppD61ryBhKeQ/viewform?usp=header

04/02/2026

Seats are still available!

Join us this Saturday, April 4th at 2:00 PM for a planetarium show! The show will start with a tour of the night sky followed by our feature presentation Mars: The Ulitmate Voyage! Ever wondered what it will take for astronauts to travel to the Moon, Mars, and beyond? On this long journey, what challenges will astronauts face? How will they stay motivated and healty on their spacecraft so far away from Earth? This Bell Museum original planetarium production explores these questions and more!

To ensure there are enough seats for everyone, registration is required, but is free. Please fill out a form for each member of your party. The registration form closes automatically when all seats are filled. Please only register if you are certain you will attend. The registration form will tell you have many seats are remaining so you can make sure there are enough for everyone in your party before filling out the forms.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ5WSx5BYCbAC4lWMhSrcv0cNSERTGNgwBxFoQtGlsNiMjNQ/viewform?usp=header

The work for Mars: The Ultimate Voyage was funded by a NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Award 80NSSC20M0028 to the Bell Museum through the Regents of the University of Minnesota

03/31/2026

Join us this Saturday, April 4th at 2:00 PM for a planetarium show! The show will start with a tour of the night sky followed by our feature presentation Mars: The Ulitmate Voyage! Ever wondered what it will take for astronauts to travel to the Moon, Mars, and beyond? On this long journey, what challenges will astronauts face? How will they stay motivated and healty on their spacecraft so far away from Earth? This Bell Museum original planetarium production explores these questions and more!

To ensure there are enough seats for everyone, registration is required, but is free. Please fill out a form for each member of your party. The registration form closes automatically when all seats are filled. Please only register if you are certain you will attend. The registration form will tell you have many seats are remaining so you can make sure there are enough for everyone in your party before filling out the forms.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ5WSx5BYCbAC4lWMhSrcv0cNSERTGNgwBxFoQtGlsNiMjNQ/viewform?usp=header

The work for Mars: The Ultimate Voyage was funded by a NASA Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) Award 80NSSC20M0028 to the Bell Museum through the Regents of the University of Minnesota

03/09/2026

Join us this coming Saturday for our first show of the spring semester!

This Saturday, March 14th at 2:00 PM, join us at the L. Russell Kelce Planetarium for a tour of the night sky and our feature presentation "Supermassive Black Holes: Uncovering the Inividible." This feature presentation that brings together experts to shed light on the physics of black hole formation in the context of galaxy evolution in an impressive and understandable way!

To ensure there are enough seats for everyone, registration is required, but is free. Please fill out a form for each member of your party. The registration form closes automatically when all seats are filled. Please only register if you are certain you will attend. The registration form will tell you have many seats are remaining so you can make sure there are enough for everyone in your party before filling out the forms.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerpWWb2GtebPf-B2O5uM7GWSWDz53khABuzD6pmqjA8CDdNw/viewform?usp=header

12/02/2025

Both showings are now full. We will have more shows next year, so keep an eye on our page for those announcements! Thank you all for your interest and support!

Join us for the last planetarium show of this year on Saturday, December 6th! Tour the night sky to learn what you might see that night and then enjoy our feature presentation, Messengers of Time and Space! In this immersive experience we explore the dynamic cosmos and learn about the transformative impact of real-time data on our understanding of the Universe!

Seating is limited so be sure to register today to reserves your seats! Please fill out one registration form per guest (including children, full names need not be given and you can reuse your email address). Email addresses will only be used in the unlikely event that we need to cancel a showing due to unforeseen circumstances (presenter illness/emergency, inclimate weather, power outage, etc).

Click here to register for the 1:00 PM showing: This showing is now full.

Click here to register for the 2:30 PM showing:
This showing is now full.

12/01/2025

Join us for the last planetarium show of this year on Saturday, December 6th! Tour the night sky to learn what you might see that night and then enjoy our feature presentation, Messengers of Time and Space! In this immersive experience we explore the dynamic cosmos and learn about the transformative impact of real-time data on our understanding of the Universe!

Seating is limited so be sure to register today to reserves your seats! Please fill out one registration form per guest (including children, full names need not be given and you can reuse your email address). Email addresses will only be used in the unlikely event that we need to cancel a showing due to unforeseen circumstances (presenter illness/emergency, inclimate weather, power outage, etc).

Click here to register for the 1:00 PM showing: This showing is now full.

Click here to register for the 2:30 PM showing:
This showing is now full.

11/06/2025

Seats are still available for both showings!

Hello! We will have our second planetarium show on Saturday, November 8th! Join us for a tour of the night sky and our visually striking feature presentation The Sun, Our Living Star to learn about the most important star to us here on Earth.

To hopefully deal with demand, we will be having two showings, the first one at 1:00 PM and the second at 2:30 PM. While still free, we are requiring registration so that we can limit the number of guests per showing to ensure that we have enough seating.

Use these links to register for a showing. Note that you will need to fill out a registration form for each person in your party so we can have an accurate head count. The forms close automatically when 70 people have registered for a particular showing.

1:00 PM: https://formlimit.everestwebdeals.co/?form=ead1f6faea716b710e56602c99d6e18d

2:30 PM: https://formlimit.everestwebdeals.co/?form=38d17aee3cf3522b83d3221c8d181c26

10/31/2025

Hello! We will have our second planetarium show on Saturday, November 8th! Join us for a tour of the night sky and our visually striking feature presentation The Sun, Our Living Star to learn about the most important star to us here on Earth.

To hopefully deal with demand, we will be having two showings, the first one at 1:00 PM and the second at 2:30 PM. While still free, we are requiring registration so that we can limit the number of guests per showing to ensure that we have enough seating.

Use these links to register for a showing. Note that you will need to fill out a registration form for each person in your party so we can have an accurate head count. The forms close automatically when 70 people have registered for a particular showing.

1:00 PM: https://formlimit.everestwebdeals.co/?form=ead1f6faea716b710e56602c99d6e18d

2:30 PM: https://formlimit.everestwebdeals.co/?form=38d17aee3cf3522b83d3221c8d181c26

10/10/2025

Hello! We are excited to announce our first planetarium show for the Fall 2025 season (we'll try to have at least two more). Please join us on Saturday, October 18th @ 2:00 PM for a tour of the night sky and our feature presentation "From Earth to the Universe"!

Trailer: https://youtu.be/Iy0YjLRkmeQ?si=O6Js3yNutKL7zLn6