We’ve got some great new products at Planet Fun Clark Planetarium Store. Check out our reviews below, then come by to demo these toys in person. Remember, we can ship it to you if you can’t come to us!
This week’s Cosmic Quiz winner is Carina Wytiaz, who asked,
I’ve heard that all galaxies have a black hole at the center. Does our galaxy have a black hole?
You heard correctly, Carina. Astronomers have found evidence that all galaxies in the universe, including our own Milky Way galaxy, have Supermassive Black Holes at their centers.
A [...]
Dave Goulding’s Most Excellent Cosmic Quiz Question:
I’ve learned that the Andromeda galaxy is the only galaxy you can see without a telescope. Where do we look in the sky to see it?
Recent changes by UTA to the Sandy TRAX line have us wondering what you think about the change.
On August 23, UTA discontinued the TRAX Sandy Line service to the Planetarium Station at the intersection of 100 South and 400 West.
Have you heard? Mars is about to be Spectacular! It will appear as large as the Full Moon! (Rubbish!!!)
So goes our yearly battle with the Great Mars Hoax that started in 2003. Each year, several emails make their rounds, promising that Mars will amaze and delight, appearing as large as the Full Moon.
Finding fun activities to do during the summer is always at the top of the list. I recently told you about some of our leading summer staycation ideas and just found out that one of those highlighted, the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass, has gone on sale.
It’s week two of our Clark Planetarium, KUTV-2 Cosmic Quiz and I’m enjoying reading through the many questions we have received. This week’s winner is Ramon Nieto and he wants to know, “Is Pluto a Planet?”
Short answer: Not anymore!
Long answer:
When Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 (through an amazing combination of brainpower, hard [...]
Spring means focusing on getting outside with products from Planet Fun Clark Planetarium Store. Last week, we highlighted some of our favorite outdoor products. This week, I teamed up with store manager Mike Sheehan to test my rocket building skills and set out to create, and launch, the Scientific Explorer Rocket Car.
It’s springtime at Clark Planetarium Planet Fun Store and that means one thing: It’s time to make things fly!! We have all kinds of fun outdoor toys to get you and the kids out of the house. We’ve listed a small sampling of our outdoor faves below, but there’s much more to see – so come [...]
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