The Smithsonian Planetarium Projector is chunky and solid enough that it's a good choice for kids. Its range of scientific images are great, but the blue dots that pass as stars leave something to be ...

A lot has been said and written about the earmark Barack Obama sought for a new $3 million overhead projector at the Adler Planetarium since John McCain raised it in Tuesday night’s debate. And a lot ...

Sanford Museum and Planetarium will host a retirement party for its 1951 Spitz A-1 planetarium projector. As part of nearly $1 million in upgrades to the facility, the 45-year-old projector will be ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Teaching modern astronomy with planetarium equipment that was built before astronauts landed on the moon is a tricky venture. And it’s a task that has troubled Ohio State ...

MIAMI — When engineers at Spitz Inc. created the Space Transit Planetarium star projector in the 1960s, they couldn't have imagined what would become of their revolutionary machines. Apollo astronauts ...

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The University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium is getting a new projector. “The biggest thing is since it’s a newer technology, we’re going to have better resolution, it’s going ...

The Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus is celebrating a special centennial this weekend. While the planetarium itself isn't 100 years old, the invention of the ...