2:30 pm  Heart of the Sun

10:00 AM

This month in our Small Explorers program we’re reading “Over in the Forest, A woodland baby animal counting book” by Marianne Berkes, illustrated by Jill Dubin. We will have a visit from the Mercer County Wildlife Center and some of their educational animals. Whoooo are our neighbors in the forest? Why are they important to us and what can we do to help them?

Small Explorers is FREE, but space is limited; advance registration is required. Register

Trenton area families with children ages 6 months to 5 years are invited to participate in Small Explorers, which is offered on the 2nd Saturday of each month from October to June. The playgroup is an opportunity for you to explore the Museum with your child and connect with other families for support. Small Explorers is supported by a grant from PNC Grow Up Great.

12:00 pm  Heart of the Sun
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Áróra

2:30 pm  Heart of the Sun

4:15 PM

Join us in the Planetarium for this free talk! Guest speaker Dr. Mariah MacDonald, The College of New Jersey, covers what it means for a planet to be habitable and how we can use the dynamics of planets to study their composition, formation, and evolution. Astrobiology seeks to understand how planets can support life and seeks to constrain the frequency of habitable planets. Current estimates suggest that nearly 10% of Sun-like stars host rocky planets in their habitable zones and that the Milky Way alone hosts an average of 0.35 Earth-like planets per star. Register

12:00 pm  Heart of the Sun
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Áróra

April 21, 10 AM – 3 PM

Join us on April 21 for a free day of activities inspired nature.

• Use the sun to make a special nature-based craft
• Learn about pollinator gardens and how to tell the difference between native and non-native insects
• Make your own seed bombs with native seeds to jump start your own garden at home
• Explore nature photography & local biodiversity
• Hear from Museum curators about the night sky and the history of insects
• Take a birdwatching tour of the Delaware River and hear more from Tulpehaking Nature Center
• Bring home a seedling of a native NJ tree

Think and share how you can take care of the Earth while we celebrate nature!

11:00 am  Estrellas

12:00 pm  Heart of the Sun
1:00 pm  Magic Treehouse: Space Mission
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Áróra

2:30 pm  Touch the Stars

2:30 pm  Touch the Stars

Doors open 6:30 PM, talk begins 7:00 PM

Join us for a free sky observing event! Come to the Planetarium for a sky talk, after which we’ll form a convoy to drive up to the observatory at Washington Crossing (about a 20 min. drive) for star observations with members of the Amateur Astronomy Association of Princeton. Please dress accordingly for the weather. If viewing conditions are poor, we’ll follow the talk with a free showing of Áróra.

12:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
1:00 pm  The Moon
2:00 pm  Touch the Stars
3:00 pm  Dynamic Earth

2:30 pm  Touch the Stars

Doors open 6:30 PM, talk begins 7:00 PM

Join us for a free sky observing event! Come to the Planetarium for a sky talk, after which we’ll form a convoy to drive up to the observatory at Washington Crossing (about a 20 min. drive) for star observations with members of the Amateur Astronomy Association of Princeton. Please dress accordingly for the weather. If viewing conditions are poor, we’ll follow the talk with a free showing of Áróra.

9:45 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:15 PM

This month in our Small Explorers program, we’re reading “Backyard Bugs” by Jill McDonald. Kim’s Critters will be bringing us live specimens to enjoy. Grab your nets and your magnifying glasses and come check out a BUG'S LIFE. The program is free but space is limited; registration required. Register

Trenton area families with children ages 6 months to 5 years are invited to participate in Small Explorers, which is offered on the 2nd Saturday of each month from October to June. Small Explorers is supported by a grant from PNC Grow Up Great.

12:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
1:00 pm  The Moon
2:00 pm  Touch the Stars
3:00 pm  Dynamic Earth

2:30 pm  Touch the Stars

12:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
1:00 pm  The Moon
2:00 pm  Touch the Stars
3:00 pm  Dynamic Earth

2:30 pm  Touch the Stars

11:00 am  Tocar las Estrellas

12:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
1:00 pm  The Moon
2:00 pm  Touch the Stars
3:00 pm  Dynamic Earth

2:30 pm  Touch the Stars

12:00 pm  EXO: Are We Alone
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12:00 pm  EXO: Are We Alone
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12:00 pm  EXO: Are We Alone
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

11:00 am  mundos más allá de la tierra

12:00 pm  EXO: Are We Alone
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

2:30 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth

12:00 pm  EXO: Are We Alone
1:00 pm  One World, One Sky
2:00 pm  Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm  Worlds Beyond Earth