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A mesmerizing music-and-light performance!

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Today's Dome Shows

Buckle your seatbelt because it's time to explore our incredible Earth and the farthest reaches of the cosmos in The Dome! 


10 a.m.
Ancient Caves

11:30 a.m.
Astronaut: Ocean to Orbit

2 p.m.
Animal Kingdom: A Tale of Six Families

3:30 p.m.
Into America’s Wild

Today's Live Science

Watch and engage with a Museum educator who demonstrates amazing scientific experiments.


10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Maker Mayhem

11 a.m.
Scientific Method

12:30 p.m.
Science on a Sphere

1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Maker Mayhem

1:30 p.m.
Rat Basketball

2:30 p.m.
Science on a Sphere

3 p.m.
Scientific Method

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Dome screen showing space images.
Starry Sky

The Dome

​The Dome features live astronomy shows and giant screen films on one of the most technologically advanced digital planetarium theaters in the world.

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Biology Health Technology
Posted: Sept. 11, 2024

Video Games + Science = A Big Win!

Scientists and game developers teamed up to create a DNA puzzle video game. So, did they level up?

A photo of two people sitting on a bed holding video game controllers. They seem to be facing a screen.
Washed out picture of an exhibit at the Science Museum of Virginia