{"id":10098,"date":"2021-10-18T15:42:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T20:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=10098"},"modified":"2021-10-18T16:09:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T21:09:00","slug":"planetarium-presents-extreme-planets-and-wonders-of-the-universe-oct-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/18\/planetarium-presents-extreme-planets-and-wonders-of-the-universe-oct-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetarium presents &#8216;Extreme Planets&#8217; and &#8216;Wonders of the Universe&#8217; Oct. 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oct. 18, 2021&#8211;The Bushman Planetarium at 大象传媒 will show \u201cExtreme Planets\u201d and \u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors and must be purchased in advance. Call 816-271-4288 or visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/extreme-planets.png\" alt=\"poster for Extreme Planets\" width=\"250\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/extreme-planets-200x228.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/01\/extreme-planets.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Oct. 26 shows include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cExtreme Planets\u201d: For centuries, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the Universe. Now, we are finally one step closer to\u00a0knowing the answer. With the discovery in 1995 of the first planet orbiting another star, we now know that planets are not unique to our own Solar System. And as the quest for extrasolar planets continues, the possibility exists that one day we might find life elsewhere in the Universe, born in the light of another sun. This production explores what makes a planet \u201cEarth-like\u201d in the first place, and takes an immersive full dome tour of several worlds that just might fit the conditions we\u2019re looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d: Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions of years in time to witness the birth of the universe. On this breathtaking excursion, you\u2019ll witness the formation of galaxies and explore some of the most\u00a0<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/wonders.png\" alt=\"wonders of the universe movie poster\" width=\"250\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/wonders-200x228.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/wonders.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>wondrous nebulae and astronomical structures yet discovered. As your travels continue, you\u2019ll fly deep into our own Milky Way galaxy and return home to Earth on a spectacular tour through the solar system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The planetarium features a Digistar 4 projection system and a dome that is tilted slightly, rather than directly overhead, making viewing easier. The Dolby 5.1 surround sound system enhances the viewing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">大象传媒 is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. 大象传媒 Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 18, 2021&#8211;The Bushman Planetarium at 大象传媒 will show \u201cExtreme Planets\u201d and \u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors and must be purchased in advance. Call 816-271-4288 or visit missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\/.\u00a0\u00a0 The Oct. 26 shows include:\u00a0 \u201cExtreme Planets\u201d: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10098"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10102,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10098\/revisions\/10102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}