{"id":12284,"date":"2026-04-16T13:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=12284"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:36:43","slug":"bushman-planetarium-presents-wonders-of-the-universe-forces-of-nature-april-24-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/16\/bushman-planetarium-presents-wonders-of-the-universe-forces-of-nature-april-24-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushman Planetarium presents \u2018Wonders of the Universe,\u2019 \u2018Forces of Nature\u2019 April 24-25"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wondersApril 16, 2026\u2013The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings of \u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d and \u201cForces of Nature\u201d at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wonders of the Universe<\/b><\/p>\n

Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions of years in time to witness the birth of the universe. On this breathtaking excursion, you\u2019ll witness the formation of galaxies and explore some of the most wondrous nebulae and astronomical structures yet discovered. As your travels continue, you\u2019ll fly deep into our own Milky Way galaxy and return home to Earth on a spectacular tour through the solar system.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forces of Nature<\/b><\/p>\n

Come close to nature\u2019s most powerful and extreme forces. Cameras capture large-scale volcanoes, earthquakes, and storms as a team of scientists travel the world in an attempt to figure out what causes these dangerous, yet undeniably thrilling natural occurrences. Putting their lives on the line in the name of scientific discovery, the experts forge their way through erupting pits, through volcanic flows, along fault lines, and in cars heading straight for tornados\u2019 eyes. Narrated by Kevin Bacon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bushman Planetarium features a Digistar 4 projection system and a dome that is tilted slightly, rather than directly overhead, making viewing easier. The Dolby 5.1 surround sound system enhances your viewing experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children age 13 and under, students, employees, military and senior citizens age 60 and up. Planetarium tickets are not sold at the door, so they must be purchased in advance either online at <\/span>missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium<\/span><\/a> or in person at Agenstein Hall, room 140 during regular business hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. MoWest is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i>missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

April 16, 2026\u2013The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings of \u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d and \u201cForces of Nature\u201d at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Wonders of the Universe Peer deep into space through the eyes of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[814,48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12286,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12284\/revisions\/12286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}