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Phantom of the Universe -  featuring Dr. James Battat (Copy)
May
15
7:00 PM19:00

Phantom of the Universe - featuring Dr. James Battat (Copy)

Friday, May 15, 2020
Showtimes: 7:00 PM
Framingham State University Planetarium

Join us for an introduction to one of the most exciting areas in current physics research: dark matter. Phantom of the Universe will introduce the astronomers whose discoveries first hinted at the existence of this mysterious substance decades ago. From there,you will journey to Large Hadron Collider at CERN, speeding alongside particles as they collide in visually stunning explosions, and learn how scientists around the world are collaborating to find answers to the many questions surrounding dark matter.

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Habitat Earth - featuring Dr. Megan Lehnerd
Feb
21
7:00 PM19:00

Habitat Earth - featuring Dr. Megan Lehnerd

Friday, February 21, 2020
Showtimes: 7:00 PM
Framingham State University Planetarium

Habitat Earth will take you on journey through some of Earth's diverse and complex ecosystems, from the deepest oceans to the forest floor. This visually stunning fulldome film will leave you with a deeper appreciation of the life forms that populate these ecosystems, and the dynamic relationships between them. Following the film, Dr. Megan Lehnerd, Assistant Professor of Food and Nutrition at Framingham State University, will share her thoughts about how to eat with the planet in mind..

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Supernova: A Matter of Life and Death - featuring Dr. Rodolfo Montez Jr.
Nov
15
7:00 PM19:00

Supernova: A Matter of Life and Death - featuring Dr. Rodolfo Montez Jr.

Friday, November 15, 2019
Showtimes: 7:00 PM
Framingham State University Planetarium

Supernova: a Matter of Life and Death is an original multimedia planetarium production, written and produced by Mary MacDonald of the FSU Planetarium and Kim Kowal Arcand of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The show will be followed by a talk presented by Dr. Rodolfo Montez Jr., Astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

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