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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.

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

Understanding Chicagohenge

Thursday March 6th
Adler Planetarium Staff

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

A Farewell Message From Adler’s President & CEO, Michelle Larson

Friday February 28th
Michelle Larson

A farewell message from Adler Planetarium President & CEO, Michelle Larson.

Eclipse of the Sun illustration from the Adler Planetarium's collections

Types of Eclipses: Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses Explained

Thursday February 27th
Michelle Nichols

Learn how eclipses occur and the types of eclipses, solar and lunar, that occur when the phase of the Moon and the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth is just right.

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