WSU Planetarium: Messengers of Time and Space

Friday, September 11, 2026 - add to calendar 7-8 pm

Sloan Hall, 305 NE Spokane Street, Pullman, WA 99163

The WSU Planetarium is located in 231 Sloan Hall.

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Messengers of Time and Space is a new 4K planetarium show that was produced locally by NSF NOIRLab, which is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The production of this film was made possible through a NSF grant called Gemini in the Era of Multi-Messenger Astronomy (GEMMA). The show is available in fulldome format and can be downloaded online. Also available are a trailer, script, and educational materials.

About the event

A docent will point out night sky highlights and upcoming astronomical events. This is followed by a fulldome video presentation.

From across the vast reaches of space, astronomers have long studied the light of distant stars and galaxies. Now, however, we can also study cosmic ray particles, neutrinos, and, the newest “astronomical messenger,” gravitational waves. This short film explores the opportunities this new avenue of study has opened, and summarizes preliminary findings, mostly about black holes and other highly energetic phenomena.

Contact

Guy Worthey gworthey@wsu.edu