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It begins just as you might expect. The dome of the star theater fades to black; the voice of a staid narrator begins to lead the audience on another calming exploration of the cosmos.

However, this isn’t your average star theater show. “Solar System Adventure” presents a unique character-driven tour of the planets and moons that make up our cosmic back yard. Viewers are swept from the icy permafrost of Pluto to the scorching skies of Venus, from a harrowing encounter with an asteroid to the lightning-filled clouds of Jupiter, from our own Moon to the ethane lakes of Saturn’s satellite Titan. Your kids won’t ever be bored with the Solar System again.

Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, “Solar System Adventure” is an original Morehead Planetarium and Science Center production and was created by Program Producer Richard McColman.

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Age recommendation

An excellent introduction to the diversity of the planets, “Solar System Adventure” is recommended for ages 8 and up. While many adults find the show very enjoyable, “Solar System Adventure” uses a theme that is designed to appeal to older children and teenagers.

Audio gallery

• Listen to a portion of "Solar System Adventure's" dramatic soundtrack. (1.3MB)

Seasonal schedules

Visiting soon? Check out Morehead's interactive calendar to see what's happening when you'll be here. Just click the date — the interactive calendar is typically up-to-date within one week of today.

Please note that Morehead does not offer all of its shows every day and that exhibits may be closed for maintenance or for classes during some hours.

If you're planning to visit several weeks from today, check out our current schedule of public shows to plan your trip and check the interactive calendar just before your visit to learn about any schedule updates.

Please note that seasonal schedules change four times each year (spring, summer, fall and holiday), and some shows are not offered during every schedule.

School shows

In addition to its public shows, Morehead offers shows during the week especially for school classes and other field trip groups. These school shows do not appear on the seasonal schedule but do appear on Morehead's daily calendar.

If seats are available, the public may purchase tickets to school shows.

However, school groups with reserved seating have first priority on any remaining seats (for example, if extra chaperons attend), so Morehead cannot guarantee that public seats will be available for school shows.