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Show line-up: Science

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HANABIRIUM

Just below the fireworks! Miraculous, live-action footage 360-degree, all-encompassing fireworks!

Welcome to a whole new planetarium experience! More than 1,000 fireworks displays are held across Japan every year, attracting a total of 70 million visitors. These pyrotechnic displays are one of the most beloved events in Japan.

Genre: Art / Music, Science / Audience: Children, Family / Duration: Approx. 25min
©Nihonbashi Marutamaya

General Audience

Stardust Crystal RadioBirth of the Universe Inflation Theory

How did the universe begin?
This is a story of a boy, Hadrosaurus, and Japanese Weasel set in a mystical space.
This is a fulldome planetarium show.

Genre: Science / Audience: General Audience / Duration: Approx.41min/28min
©Kagawa Prefecture

General Audience

The Man from the 9 Dimensions

“The Man from the 9 Dimensions” is a 3D fulldome film on the “Theory of Everything”, the ultimate goal of physics to describe all natural phenomena by a single consistent theory. Be ready to be surprised by the new world of vibrating strings and hidden dimensions predicted by the most promising hypothesis for the “Theory of Everything”, the Superstring Theory. Directed by Takashi Shimizu of “The Grudge”, the movie seamlessly fuses live action scenes, mesmerizing CG, and latest techniques of scientific data visualization and guides you through the esoteric world of theoretical physics in a way never before seen.

Genre: Science / Audience: General Audience / Duration: 30 min
https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/sp/9dimensions/en/
©Miraikan

General Audience

A PLANET FOR GOLDILOCKS

The search for a planet like Earth – one with temperatures, oceans, and an atmosphere suitable for life has been a little like Goldilocks’ search for a decent bowl of porridge: some are too hot, some are too cold, but some are “just right.”

Learn the techniques astronomers have already used to find more than 2,000 tiny, dark worlds in orbit around distant stars – some in the Goldilocks Zone.

As we add exploration tools like the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, we will undoubtedly find thousands more!

Genre: Astoronomy, Science / Audience: General Audience / Duration: Approx. 26min
https://domenavi.com/showcontents/goldilocks/english/
©GOTO INC

Family General Audience

MISSION TO THE BLACKHOLE

In the near future...
During observations of the star Gliese 581, a black hole unknown to mankind was accidentally discovered. After a series of unmanned space probes, we are now ready to send the first manned probe to the black hole. What if we could travel to the black hole at the speed of light? What if we fell into the black hole?

Genre: Astoronomy, Science / Audience: Family, General Audience / Duration: Approx. 25min
©GOTO INC

General Audience

MUSICAWhy is the Universe Beautiful?

Have you ever asked yourself, "What is beauty?" We have been searching for that answer since the dawn of mankind. The answer may lead us to question why we exist. You can find hints everywhere around yourself, and far away in the Universe - as if they are waiting to be found. This show consists of visual and musical beauty in a prose poem. It is light and pleasant, yet is a revealing immersive experience. It is to be understood not only in your mind, but in your heart as well. That is because the truth of the Universe - "Musica" - exists in you.

Genre: Art / Music, Science / Audience: General Audience / Duration: Approx. 26min
©Yamanashi Prefectural Science Center/ Live Company Ltd.

General Audience

HAYABUSABACK TO THE EARTH

On May 9, 2003, Hayabusa, a Japanese space probe, was launched aboard the M-V Launch Vehicle to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid Itokawa (1998 SF36). Hayabusa attempted to land on Itokawa after traveling approximately 2 billion kilometers (1.25 billion miles). However, its landing was no easy task. The probe body was suspected of having deep mechanical troubles. But there is no going back. Re-positioning once again, Hayabusa dives in for a second landing attempt. It looked as though it was successful but turned into the worst crisis. Can Hayabusa return home?

Genre: Astoronomy, Science / Audience: General Audience / Duration: Approx.43min/26min
http://www.live-net.co.jp/hayabusa-movie/
©HAYABUSA Dome-movie Production Committee