https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/calendar Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium upcoming events Friends of Arlington&#39;s David M. Brown Planetarium Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Sun, 10 May 2026 12:47:58 GMT Sun, 10 May 2026 12:47:58 GMT Sat, 16 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.</font></span></strong><br></p> <p style="line-height: 21px;"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;">How does the Sun work? What are sunspots? What is space weather, and how does it affect us here on Earth? How long will the Sun exist?<br> Travel back in time to the beginning of the solar system and experience the birth of the Sun. Discover how the Sun supports life on Earth, how it can also threaten life, and how its energy will eventually fade away.</font></p> <p style="line-height: 21px;"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;">Duration: 21 minutes<br> Recommended for general audiences - best for ages 9 and up</font></p> <p style="line-height: 24px;"><br></p> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339269 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339269 Sat, 16 May 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.<br> <br></font></span></strong><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">There are still many aspects of the universe that we don't fully understand.&nbsp;<br> According to all observations, there is far more mass in the universe than what we can actually see. We call this mysterious mass “dark matter”. But what is it? How does it work?&nbsp;<br> From following protons racing through the world’s largest particle collider to up-close views of the Big Bang and emergent cosmos, join scientists on a journey in the search for dark matter.  </font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Duration: 27 minutes<br> Recommended for general audiences (best for age 9 &amp; above)</font></span></font></p><br> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339268 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339268 Sun, 17 May 2026 17:30:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.</font></span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">During a school field trip Cy and Annie and their dog Armstrong embark on an unexpected journey into space!Explore the Earth, Sun and Moon system with a wise-cracking spaceship computer. See an asteroid crash into the Moon. Bounce along with our explorers on the lunar surface. Get up close and personal with a solar storm - and gain a new appreciation of our home planet.</font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Duration: 32 minutes<br> Recommended for: General Audiences - good for elementary age children</font></span></font></p><br> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339267 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339267 Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.</font></span></strong><br></p> <p style="line-height: 21px;"><font style="font-size: 16px;">What are we made of? Where did all the "stuff” in our universe come from?<br> Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins in this informative yet humorous film. Discover how the Big Bang, the stellar life cycle, and supernova explosions create the atoms that become us!</font></p> <p style="line-height: 21px;"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;">Duration: 26 minutes<br> Recommended for general audiences</font></p> <p style="line-height: 24px;"><br></p> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339265 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339265 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.</font></span></strong><br> <br></p> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339290 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339290 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:30:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.</font></span></strong><br> <br></p> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339288 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339288 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.</font></span></strong><br> <br></p> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339287 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339287 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT <p style="line-height: 24px;"><strong><span><font color="#F7941D">This program is offered by the Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown</font> <font color="#F7941D">Planetarium.</font></span></strong><br> <br></p> <p data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0" style="line-height: 24px;"><br> <span data-offset-key="a9htf-0-0"><br></span></p> https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339284 https://friendsoftheplanetarium.org/event-6339284