The Adler ‘Scope
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10 Things You Should Know About The Mars Perseverance Rover Mission
Header Image: Illustration of Mars Perseverance landing on the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Blog Last Updated: March 2022 Humans have been fascinated by the fourth planet from the Sun for centuries. At one point, there were some astronomers who were absolutely convinced that canals—created by alien life—stretched across its surface. One thing is for sure: […]
![Adler Teen's who were a part of the Aquarius Project used this underwater sled to search for meteorite fragments.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Aquarius-Project-Podcast-the-infamous-sled.jpg)
The Aquarius Project Podcast: The Full Story
Header Image: Adler Teen’s who were a part of the Aquarius Project used this underwater sled to search for meteorite fragments. This teen-led underwater meteorite hunt is the podcast you need right now First: The elevator pitch. A meteor crashes into Lake Michigan. An actor who works at the planetarium on the lakeshore assembles a […]
![Mars can be seen here during its opposition in October 2020. Image Credit: Astrophotographer Nick Lake](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Astrophotography_Mars_LakeNick_20-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: February 2021
Header Image: Mars can be seen here during its opposition in October 2020. Image Credit: Astrophotographer Nick Lake Is that bright “star” in the sky really a star, or could it be a planet? There’s plenty of both to look for this month, February 2021! Shortly after sunset, look high in the south-southwest skies to […]
![Night photography set up with Comet NEOWISE in the background.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Astrophotography_CometNEOWISE_LakeNick_20-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: January 2021
Header Image: Night photography set up with Comet NEOWISE in the background, taken in July 2020. Image Credit: Nick Lake It’s the beginning of 2021, stargazers! Earth is in the “just-right” zone for life to form—it orbits not too far from the Sun, and not too close. However, Earth’s distance from the Sun varies slightly […]
![The Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction happening in December 2020 can be viewed when lookin southwest after local sunset.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.01.05-PM-655x487.png)
The Jupiter And Saturn Great Conjunction Of 2020
Header Image: The Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction happening in December 2020 can be viewed when lookin southwest after local sunset. In astronomy, we often tie a time period to something. “It’s been 50 years since this one thing happened,” or “it’s been 3 years since we saw this other event in the sky.” Every once in […]
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DIY At Home: Star Stories
In this hands-on activity for families, we encourage you to create your own DIY constellation.
![Image Caption: The Zeiss Mark II projector can be seen here in the Adler's original domed theater in the 1930s. Image Credit: The Adler Planetarium Archives](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/screen_shot_2020-09-24_at_2.44.24_pm_720-609x504.png)
5 Cities, 50 Years, 5,000 Miles: The Remarkable Afterlife of America’s First Planetarium Projector
Header Image: The Zeiss Mark II projector can be seen here in the Adler’s original domed theater in the 1930s. Image Credit: The Adler Planetarium Archives Written By: Mike Smail, Director of Theaters and Digital Experience In January of 1970, the Adler Planetarium de-installed our original Zeiss planetarium projector (the first one in the Western […]
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Adler Skywatch: December 2020
Header Image: Jupiter and two of its Moons, Io and Ganymede. Image Credit: NASA/Damian Peach To end this unprecedented year, we’ll all get to celebrate beneath a “Great Conjunction” in December 2020. For the past six months, the brilliant planet Jupiter and the dimmer (but still bright) planet Saturn have appeared several degrees away from […]
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Behind The Scenes With The Host Of Skywatch Wednesday
Meet the man behind the Adler Planetarium’s Skywatch Weekly YouTube show that gives you a weekly virtual tour of what’s up in our sky.
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Space Mad Libs For Kids!
Enjoy family-friendly fun with these space mad libs for kids!