Date: Friday, November 8
Time: 4:45PM - 6:15PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Saturn and the Moon! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Date: Friday, November 22
Time: 4:15PM-5:15PM AND 6:00PM-7:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Follow three young flies as they inadvertently stowaway aboard Apollo 11 and join Neil, Buzz, and Michael on their mission to pull off the very first moon landing! Tickets / More information.
Date: Monday, December 9
Time: 4:30PM - 6:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Saturn, the Moon, and Venus! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Date: Saturday, December 14
Times: 3:00PM Family Show - recommended for families and school-age children (age 5 and up).
6:30PM Show - recommended for age 12 and older.
Location: McAuliffe Center
The Christa McAuliffe Center is excited to bring to MetroWest the Black Hole Symphony, an immersive music production unfolding the story of black holes as engines of gravity, light, and creation through a groundbreaking fusion of art, science, and music! Two performance times at 3:00PM (Family Show) and 6:30PM. Tickets / More information.
Date: Friday, October 25
Times: 4:30PM - 5:00PM AND 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Explore the disturbed natural systems that regulate our warming planet with a combination of satellite imagery and computer models used by climate scientists. Tickets Available / More information.
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Time: 3:30PM - 6:00PM
Age Recommendation: High School, College, Educators
Location: McAuliffe Center
Meet with local employers and sustainability organizations to: explore a wide range of emerging job opportunities in the green sector; share your skills and interests and learn how they support the needs of the green workforce; network with local employers, green sector professionals and like-minded youth. RSVP / More information
Dates: October 21 - October 25
Audience: All Ages
Explore programming to implement or participate in during Mass STEM Week 2024 (and beyond)! Learn about state-sponsored Design Challenges and other opportunities hosted by MetroWest organizations!
Date: Thursday, October 10
Time: 6:20PM - 7:50PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: Crocker Hall Front Lawn, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Saturn and the Moon! FREE! No registration required - More information.
Virtual Event
Date: Wednesday, September 25
Time: 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Come learn about how weather systems are changing in MetroWest and how we can prepare for extreme weather. Last summer, the communities of Ashland, Natick, Framingham, and Holliston took part in a heat study conducted by the McAuliffe Center. The results show the relationship between nature and heat islands located within MetroWest. Register / More information.
Date: Wednesday, September 18
Time: 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Age Recommendation: College & Up
Location: Alumni Room, McCarthy Center, FSU
Learn about job opportunities and internships at the Christa McAuliffe Center! More information.
Date: Wednesday, September 11
Time: 12:30PM - 2:30PM
Age Recommendation: College & Up
Location: McAuliffe Center
Learn about job opportunities and internships at the Christa McAuliffe Center!
Date: Monday, September 9
Time: 2:30PM - 4:30PM
Age Recommendation: College & Up
Location: McAuliffe Center
Learn about job opportunities and internships at the Christa McAuliffe Center!
Date: Tuesday, September 3
Time: 1:30PM - 3:30PM
Location: McCarthy Center Patio
Visit the Christa McAuliffe Center Table during FSU’s Open House to learn about our Center, upcoming public events, and job openings!
Date: Saturday, July 27
Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Age Recommendation: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center & FSU Campus
Visit the Christa McAuliffe Center during FSU Police’s Touch-A-Truck Event hosted by K-9 Ramsey! Watch screenings of the short film Earthrise, explore our lifesize Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 spacesuit replica, and tour the Challenger Learning Center!
Date: Thursday, July 18
Time: 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Age Recommendation: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center & FSU Planetarium
Since it was launched into space in July 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has changed our view of the Universe, and it is still capable of many more years of operation and scientific discovery! Join us in collaboration with Chandra X-ray Observatory as we celebrate Chandra’s 25th Anniversary with hands-on activities, exhibits, giveaways, and a planetarium program with guest experts!
Date: Thursday, June 20
Time: 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Age Recommendation: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center
To honor the 41st anniversary of Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space, we are hosting a special evening consisting of fun for everyone! Participate in a space mission simulation, hands-on STEM activities led by NASA Solar System Ambassadors, and a full-dome Planetarium film (showtimes at 6:30pm and 7:45pm)! More Information
Date: Friday, May 17
Time: 7:30PM - 9:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Moon Party! Use telescopes to observe the Moon! FREE no registration required
Date: Friday, May 3
Time: 5:30PM-6:30PM AND 7:00PM-8:00PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Follow three young flies as they inadvertently stowaway aboard Apollo 11 and join Neil, Buzz, and Michael on their mission to pull off the very first moon landing! Tickets / More information.
Date: Saturday, April 27
Time: 12:00PM - 3:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center and O’Connor Parking Lot
Join us for our annual free science festival for families and learners of all ages! Explore science, technology, engineering, and math and the ways they support environmental justice, renewable energy, and environmental sustainability!
Date: Saturday, April 20
Live showtimes: 7:00PM and 8:30PM
Audience: Recommended for ages 13+
Location: McAuliffe Center
Performed in the Planetarium with stunning full dome visuals, Climate Hope Concert interweaves music and science to tell immersive stories of regeneration: projects working to heal not just our atmosphere, but our biosphere and society as a whole. Purchase Tickets / More information.
Date: Thursday, April 18
Space Resource Fair: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Planetarium Show: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: McAuliffe Center
The Space Consortium invites you to attend Massachusetts Space Week Event Series featuring: the space resources fair, diversity, equity and inclusion panel and planetarium show. Register / More information.
Date: Tuesday, April 17
Time: 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Audience: Grades 6-9
Location: McAuliffe Center
Mission: Lunar Quest
A two-hour mission program for individual participants to engage in a space mission simulation in the Challenger Learning Center. Register / More information.
Date: Tuesday, April 16
Time: 9:00AM - 11:30AM
Audience: Grades 6-9
Location: McAuliffe Center
Mission: Lunar Quest
A two-hour mission program for individual participants to engage in a space mission simulation in the Challenger Learning Center. Register / More information.
Date: April 16 - April 17
Time: 9:00AM-11:30AM
Audience: Grades 6-9
Location: McAuliffe Center
Date: Wednesday, March 13
Time: 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Moon, Jupiter, Pleiades, and Orion Nebula!
Date: Friday, March 8
Time: 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Audience: Recommended for ages 13+
Location: FSU Planetarium
Fly through through lavishly arranged visuals as we visit distant galaxies, tour the planets of the inner Solar System, Jupiter, its moons, and - of course - Saturn's rings. SOLD OUT
Date: Friday, February 23
Time: 2:30PM-3:30PM AND 3:45PM-4:45PM
Audience: Families & All Ages
Location: FSU Planetarium
Follow three young flies as they inadvertently stowaway aboard Apollo 11 and join Neil, Buzz, and Michael on their mission to pull off the very first moon landing! Tickets / More information.
Date: Thursday, February 22
Time: 9:00AM - 2:30PM
Audience: Grades 6-8
Location: McAuliffe Center
Mission: Expedition Mars
Film: Big Astronomy
A one-day program for individual participants to engage in a space mission simulation in the Challenger Learning Center, watch a full-dome film in the FSU Planetarium, and do hands-on STEAM activities! Registration FULL / More information.
Date: Wednesday, February 21
Time: 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Audience: Grades 1-3 AND Required Parent/Guardian
Location: McAuliffe Center
Film: Fly Me to the Moon
A two-hour program for elementary school students and their parent/guardian to watch a full-dome film in the state-of-the-art Framingham State University Planetarium and engage in related STEAM activities! Registration FULL / More information.
Date: Wednesday, February 21
Time: 9:00AM - 2:30PM
Audience: Grades 6-8
Location: McAuliffe Center
Mission: Expedition Mars
Film: Undiscovered Worlds
A one-day program for individual participants to engage in a space mission simulation in the Challenger Learning Center, watch a full-dome film in the FSU Planetarium, and do hands-on STEAM activities! Registration FULL / More information.
Date: Tuesday, February 20
Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: May Hall, FSU
Use telescopes to observe the Moon, Jupiter, Pleiades, and Orion Nebula! FREE! No registration necessary - More information.
Date: Tuesday, February 20
Time: 11:30AM - 5:00PM
Audience: Grades 6-8
Location: McAuliffe Center
Mission: Expedition Mars
Film: We Are Guardians
A one-day program for individual participants to engage in a space mission simulation in the Challenger Learning Center, watch a full-dome film in the FSU Planetarium, and do hands-on STEAM activities! Registration FULL / More information.
Date: February 20 - February 23
Time: Program Dependent
Audience: Programs for Elementary School, Middle School, & All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center
One-day mission and planetarium programs are back for individual participants during February School Vacation! Click here for more information about all program options — registration is open now!
Date: Sunday, January 28
Time: 11:00AM - 1:00PM
Audience: All Ages
Location: McAuliffe Center
Save the date for our Day of Remembrance. Official remarks with a moment of silence, performance by Dr. David Ibbett, and exploration of the Challenger Learning Center and Framingham State University’s Planetarium.
