Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity

Weather Wonders

Ages 4 & 5
Zap! Kaboom! Learn about lightning and thunder, clouds and rainbows.

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One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

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One World, One Sky is a brilliant spectacle of light and color that follows Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a new friend from China.

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Location: Gates Planetarium, Level 1; enter through Main Entrance

There's a place from which nothing escapes, not even light, where time and space literally come to end. It's at this point, inside this fantastic riddle, that black holes exert their sway over the cosmos … and our imaginations.

In this Museum-produced show, zip through other-worldly wormholes, experience the creation of the Milky Way Galaxy, and witness the violent death of a star and subsequent birth of a black hole. Mathematical equations, cutting-edge science, and Einstein's theories fill in holes along the way, providing the most complete picture yet on this mysterious phenomenon. Can you feel the pull?

Run Time: 25 minutes