{"id":12578,"date":"2026-10-15T16:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=12578"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:27:47","slug":"planetarium-presents-public-shows-oct-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/15\/planetarium-presents-public-shows-oct-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetarium presents public shows Oct. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/Wonders-Africa-news-featured-image.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/Wonders-Africa-news-featured-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/Wonders-Africa-news-featured-image-200x126.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/Wonders-Africa-news-featured-image-310x196.png 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/10\/Wonders-Africa-news-featured-image.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>Oct. 15, 2026\u2013The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of \u201cAfrica: The Serengeti\u201d and \u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Africa: The Serengeti&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronicles a spectacle that few humans have ever witnessed, the Great Migration, taking viewers on a journey with over 1.5 million animals as they travel more than 500 miles across the Serengeti plains in Tanzania and Kenya. Narrated by James Earl Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Wonders of the Universe&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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><a href=\"http:\/\/missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missouriwestern.edu\/planetarium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or in person at Agenstein Hall, room 140 during regular business hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 15, 2026\u2013The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of \u201cAfrica: The Serengeti\u201d and \u201cWonders of the Universe\u201d at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. 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