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"Laser Doors" will be shown every Friday at 7 p.m. until April 2. - Photo / Edelman Planetarium

Edelman Planetarium hosts The Doors-inspired planetarium show

Bryant Lopez March 1, 2023

Every Friday, the Ric and Jean Edelman Planetarium will host “Laser Doors,” a planetarium show featuring the likeness and music of The Doors. American rock band The Doors were one of the most successful...

The Edelman Planetarium features several programs as part of their Winter schedule. - Contributor / Kiley Parker

Skip the cold and see the night sky during Edelman Planetarium’s Winter Stargazing

Kiley Parker January 26, 2023

Winter Stargazing is the newest show to grace the dome of the Edelman planetarium. This most recent edition has onlookers traversing the current night sky, visiting constellations, nebulae and our solar...

Graphic Editor / Julia Quennessen

Edelman Planetarium’s Laser Daft Punk show is a stunning display of sight and sound

Bryant Lopez January 25, 2023

Every Saturday, the Ric and Jean Edelman Planetarium will host the Laser Daft Punk show at 7 p.m. The Laser Daft Punk show is a tribute to the French electronic music duo of the same name. The track list...

Edelman Planetarium presents "Rising Star" Sunday nights at 3 p.m. - Copy Editor / Sylent Michaels

Edelman Planetarium presents “Rising Star” to show constellations, planets and more

Sylent Lee Michaels November 16, 2022

Every Sunday this fall semester, the Ric Edelman Planetarium will be showing “Rising Star.” The hour-long show highlights South African facilities that hold some of the most technologically advanced...

Rowan's Edelman Planetarium hosts "Laser Beatles" every Saturday at 7 p.m.  - Copy Editor / Sylent Michaels

Edelman Planetarium Presents “Laser Beatles”: an Entrancing Laser Light Show

Sylent Lee Michaels October 12, 2022

Every Saturday night at 7 p.m. the Ric and Jean Edelman Planetarium will be hosting “Laser Beatles,” a laser light show that bases what you see on songs made by the Beatles.  “This show...

Edelman Planetarium offers a variety of shows. - Photo via Rowan University

Edelman Planetarium Presents Halloween Laser Show

Nick Butler October 12, 2022

On Oct. 7 at the Ric and Jean Edelman Planetarium, the sold-out, first Halloween laser show of the season was set to go. When walking into the Edelman Planetarium, one would expect to see primarily Rowan...

Former planetarium director Keith Johnson stands with students inside the Edelman planetarium. -Photo courtesy of Rowan University, provided by Keith Johnson

The Edelman Planetarium has an out-of-this-world repertoire of events

Kalie VanDewater November 4, 2019

At some point or another, we have all been interested in space. Whether we wanted to be an astronaut when we were children or just think stars are cool, space has been a source of inspiration and intrigue...

The  Edelman Planetarium in Science Hall. - Editor-in-Chief /Miguel Matinez.

Edelman Planetarium hosts a viewing of the InSight lander on Mars

John Reilly November 28, 2018

The Edelman Planetarium celebrated the landing of the InSight lander on Mars at a Monday streaming of NASA's live broadcast of the landing. The event was free and open to the public. The Planetarium typically...

The entrance to Edelmen Planetarium within Science Hall- File photo / Lindsey D’Ambrosio

Rowan Planetarium Showcase- Stars of Pharaohs

Lindsey D'Ambrosio October 17, 2018

On the weekend of Oct. 13 and 14, the Edelman Planetarium in Science Hall hosted its second week of showcases for the month of October. The Planetarium anchors a total of six shows every weekend, Friday...

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