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The Adler ‘Scope

Adler Skywatch: June 2025

Thursday May 29th
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in June, 2025? Learn about the summer solstice and how to see the planets Venus, Saturn, Mercury, and Mars, this month.

The Adler Planetarium on a sunny, summer day, with a line of guests on the museum steps. A bright blue sky contrasts the museum's yellow banners.

How To Get To The Adler Planetarium And Museum Campus During The 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Races

Friday May 23rd
Adler Planetarium Staff

How to get to the Adler Planetarium and the Museum Campus in Chicago during NASCAR Chicago Street Races July 5, July 6, 2025.

Front exterior of the Adler Planetarium with a blue sky.

10 Things At The Adler Planetarium You Don’t Want To Miss

Monday May 12th
Colleen Cesaretti

Must see exhibits and experiences at one of your favorite Chicago attractions, the Adler Planetarium.

Stock cars set up in downtown Chicago in 2023. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times.

NASCAR Returns As A Sponsor Of Adler At Night This Summer

Monday May 5th
Adler Planetarium Staff

NASCAR Chicago Street Race is reaffirming its commitment to STEAM and the Adler Planetarium with a sponsorship of Adler at Night.

Sprigs of wildflower buds are backlit by the light of the setting Sun, tinting the scene with a purple, golden hue.

Adler Skywatch: May 2025

Thursday May 1st
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in May, 2025? How to see the planets Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, along with the Eta Aquariid meteor shower this month.

Computer visualization of the western hemisphere of Earth that shows the average air temperature. Most of the globe is colored red or orange, showing a warmer temperature. The far northern edge of the globe, near the Arctic, is colored blue and purple, showing cooler temperatures.

How Astronomy Helps Us Understand Climate Change

Wednesday April 9th
Bella Mutert

As Earth faces a global climate crisis, how can we use and learn from astronomy to help us understand what a changing climate means?

The Adler Planetarium’s fulldome planetarium sky show, Niyah and the Multiverse, which explores multiverse theories like many worlds, bubble universe, and shadow matter.

The Top Three Multiverse Theories: Many Worlds, Bubble Universes, And Shadow Matter

Tuesday April 8th
Adler Planetarium Staff

What is multiverse theory? Dive deeper into the multiverse theories explored in the Adler Planetarium’s sky show, Niyah and the Multiverse—many worlds, bubble universe, and shadow matter theories.

Adler Skywatch: April 2025

Wednesday March 26th
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in April 2025? Your last chance to see wintertime stars, Sirius, Betelgeuse, Rigel, and Procyon, plus how to see the planets, the summer triangle, and the Lyrid meteor shower.

Adler telescope volunteer helps man and his child find stars and planets in the night sky through a telescope.

How To Identify Planets In The Night Sky

Monday March 17th
Adler Planetarium Staff

Learn how to identify planets in the night sky with your naked eye. Wow your friends with your knowledge of visible planets in the night sky.

A child stands atop a pink, purple, and orange colored ringed planet in the Adler Planetarium’s exhibit, Other Worlds. Planet models hang from the ceiling above them while other guests interact with other features of the exhibit in the background.

Family-Friendly Spring Break Activities At Chicago’s Adler Planetarium

Friday March 7th
Adler Planetarium Staff

Visit the Adler Planetarium in Chicago for a family-friendly adventure this spring break! See Other Worlds, Niyah and The Multiverse, and Planet Explorers.

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