Planetarium Show: 'Exploring Star Wars Worlds in our Galaxy'

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Binary suns, icy planets and many other entities in our own universe mirror those found in the Star Wars universe. In this original live planetarium presentation, Flandrau invites to you take a trip with us to visit real planets that are similar to the worlds visited by Luke Skywalker and friends all while exploring how real science connects to the imaginary worlds of a galaxy far, far away. Join us for this 2025 "May the Fourth be With You" event in Tucson! After the star talk, ticket holders will experience a short laser show featuring two songs from the movies. Laser imagery will dance on the ceiling to John William's classic cantina song from "A New Hope" and his villainous theme from "The Empire Strikes Back." Come in costume for a chance to win a family membership!

An artistic rendering of a red-tinted planetary system with a large rocky planet in the foreground and three smaller planets in the distance orbiting a bright red star. The text reads "May the Fourth Be With You" in large white letters. In the lower right corner are logos for the University of Arizona and the Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.