Jan. 30, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Black Holes" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Narrated by film actor John de Lancie ("Q" in the Star Trek TV series), this immersive digital theater program incorporates some of [...]
Participants gather in Remington Hall for the chemistry demonstration finale during a past Super Science Saturday. Photo courtesy St. Joseph Museums. Jan. 24, 2023--Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Museums will host the 23rd annual Super Science Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 Admission is $5 for [...]
Jan. 4, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Mystery of the Christmas Star" and "Stars of the Pharaohs" at 7 p.m. Friday, January 6. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. “Mystery of the Christmas Star”: Journey back over 2000 years to Bethlehem as we [...]
Dec. 14, 2022--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present three public shows at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 20, 21, 22 and 23.The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Tickets must be reserved by Friday, Dec. 16. “Stars of the Pharaohs,” Dec. 20 and Dec. 21 Travel [...]
Dec. 5, 2022--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of “Africa: The Serengeti” at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 8th. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. “Africa: The Serengeti” chronicles a spectacle that few humans have ever witnessed, the Great Migration, taking viewers on a journey with [...]
Nov. 2, 2022--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of “Sea Monsters” at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 3. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Sea Monsters" allows the audience to journey 80 million years back in time to an age when mighty dinosaurs dominated the land [...]
Oct. 18, 2022--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of “Hubble Vision 2" and "Sunstruck" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20th. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided incredible images in unprecedented detail to astronomers and [...]
Oct. 4, 2022--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University presents a public showing of “Forces of Nature” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall. “Forces of Nature” allows the audience to come close to nature’s most powerful and extreme forces. Cameras capture large-scale volcanoes, earthquakes and storms as [...]
Dec. 16, 2021--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will show “Mystery of the Christmas Star” and “Stars of the Pharaohs” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 and Thursday, Dec. 23. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students, military and seniors and must be purchased in advance. Call 816-271-4288 or visit missouriwestern.edu/planetarium/. [...]
Feb. 12, 2019—The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University has public shows planned at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18 and at 7 p.m. Monday, March 2. The planetarium presents “Black Holes” on Feb. 18. Narrated by film actor John de Lancie (“Q” in the Star Trek TV series), this immersive digital theater program incorporates [...]
