KU Portable Planetarium

Crimson and Blue Day!

Welcome... to the KU planetarium!

Hawk Week 2026

The KU Planeterium welcomes visitors to our Planetarium Extravaganza, a day of shows on Monday, Aug 24 during KU's Hawk Week 2026: at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm (every hour, on the hour). The planetarium is on the ground floor of Slawson Hall (Slawson G174); our schedule is:

• 1:00pm -- From Earth to the Universe
• 2:00pm -- Out There: A Quest for Extrasolar World
• 3:00pm -- Supermassive Black Holes: Uncovering the Invisible
• 4:00pm -- The Sun: Our Living Star
• 5:00pm -- Out There: Quest for Extrasolar World
• 6:00pm -- Cosmic Castaways
• 7:00pm -- A Hot and Energetic Universe

Meanwhile, explore some of the other astronomy activities going on around here:

• Telescope showings
• CubeWorlds

Other Local Astronomy

• Astronomy Associates of Lawrence (old site archived here).

Other Campus Outreach

• Quarked: games, hands-on programs, and animated videos. Enjoyment for ages 5 and up!
• Other KU High-Energy Physics Outreach
• KU Youth Programs, Activities, and Camps
• KU Student Union Activities
• KU Events Calendar