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HONORING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN LOVELL

The Adler Planetarium mourns the loss of American hero, former NASA Astronaut, and Adler Life-Trustee Captain James Lovell. We want each person who walks through our doors to find what Captain Lovell found here: a universe, a community, and an irresistible call to explore whatever captures their imagination.

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This image depicts a cluster of distorted galaxies. The distorted shapes in the cluster shown here are distant galaxies, from which the light is bent by the gravitational pull of dark matter within the cluster of galaxies.

What Is Dark Matter? The Spooky Case Of Dark Matter

October 15, 2025

Adler Planetarium Staff

What is dark matter? Has dark matter been discovered? Get an inside look at the history and continued discoveries within the field.

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Adler Skywatch: October 2025

September 22, 2025

Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in October, 2025? How to see the super harvest Moon, the Orionid meteor shower, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus.

Pedestrians walking (during Chicagohenge) across a crosswalk while the Sun sets in the distance with the Willis Tower in view.

Understanding Chicagohenge

September 3, 2025

Adler Planetarium Staff

The Chicagohenge is a bi-annual event where the cosmos and architecture harmoniously align. Learn about the science behind it all!

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Adler Skywatch: September 2025

August 22, 2025

Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in September, 2025? How to see the vernal equinox, Chicagohenge, conjunctions between Venus and Jupiter, Saturn at opposition, and the full corn Moon.