Montana Learning Center

✨ Reach for the stars—and stay seriously cozy while you do it! 🌌

The MLC Astro Hoodie celebrates everything we love about Montana Learning Center: big skies, mountain views, and unforgettable nights exploring the universe above Canyon Ferry Lake.

Made with warm, durable Gildan Heavy Blend fabric and a comfy unisex fit, it’s perfect for stargazing, campfires, classroom adventures, and everyday exploring.

🔭 Stay warm. Look up. Keep exploring.

Shop now: https://montanalearningcenter.square.site/

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🚨 SUMMER CAMP SPOT ALERT! 🚨

A spot has just opened in our June 21–25 LEGO Robotics: Artemis Lunar Mission camp! 🌕🚀

Explore the Moon like NASA’s Artemis teams as you design, build, and program LEGO rovers to navigate the lunar surface, collect data, and complete exciting mission challenges. Campers will work together, solve engineering problems, and build coding and STEM skills along the way!

The first person to join the waitlist AND complete camper registration gets the spot—so act fast!

🔗 Sign up today and get ready for liftoff!
https://montanalearning.org/student-programs/

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-✨ What stories are written in the stars? ✨

On June 19 and 20, experience the night sky as you’ve never seen it before at Montana Learning Center’s Beyond the Big Sky—featuring some of the largest, state-of-the-art telescopes in Montana.

The evening begins at sunset with Native Skies, Native Stories, a captivating presentation by nationally respected astronomy educator James Manning. Through astronomy, culture, and storytelling, James will take you on an illuminating journey through the stars—and the stories that connect us all.

James is the retired Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and previously led public outreach at the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope. He has also served as Director of the Taylor Planetarium at the Museum of the Rockies and President of the International Planetarium Society.

After the presentation, step into MLC’s observatories and gaze deep into the universe. Montana Learning Center staff and volunteers from the Helena Astronomical Society will operate the telescopes, guide your viewing experience, and answer your questions.

🌌 Inspiring stories
🔭 Incredible telescopes
⭐ An unforgettable Montana night

Space is limited—don’t miss your chance to explore the universe with one of astronomy education’s most accomplished voices.

🎟️ Learn more and purchase tickets: Beyond the Big Sky
https://montanalearning.org/beyond-big-sky/

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-🌟 The wait is over! 🌟

Tickets for Montana Learning Center’s 2026 Beyond the Big Sky Public Observing Nights are officially OPEN! 🚀🔭

Join us under Montana’s incredible night sky for an unforgettable evening of stargazing, telescope viewing, and cosmic discovery at Canyon Ferry Lake. Each observing night features a special guest speaker, adding expert insight and inspiration before you explore the stars.

These nights fill fast, so grab your spot early and get ready to look beyond the big sky.

🎟️ Learn more and reserve tickets here: https://montanalearning.org/beyond-big-sky/

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🌟 That’s a wrap on our mobile planetarium season! 🌟

Since the end of March, we've traveled far and wide, bringing the wonders of the night sky to students across Montana. From exploring constellations to journeying through the solar system, it's been an incredible season of discovery, curiosity, and awe. 🚀✨

While our dome is taking a well-deserved summer break, we're already looking ahead to fall and filling our schedule!

🏫 Interested in bringing the universe to your school? 🌌 We’re actively booking fall visits now!

Learn more and reserve your date(s):
https://montanalearning.org/planetarium/

Thank you to all the schools, educators, and students who made this season unforgettable. We can’t wait to see where our next journey takes us!

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-🚀 Have Planetarium, Will Travel! 🌌

The Montana Learning Center’s mobile planetarium is in Butte, Montana this week, and we’re over the moon to be exploring the universe with students at Margaret Leary Elementary! 🌠

Inside our portable dome, students are blasting off on an out-of-this-world adventure—spotting constellations, exploring the night sky, and zooming through the solar system and beyond. 🪐✨

These NASA-inspired STEM experiences are all about sparking curiosity, big questions, and even bigger dreams for Montana’s future scientists, engineers, and explorers. 💫

We love bringing the wonder of space straight to students across Big Sky Country!

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-🌕 The Moon is within reach with the MLC!

Inside our mobile planetarium, students can journey across the night sky and get so close to the Moon it feels like they can almost touch its craters. From lunar landscapes to sparkling stars, it’s an out-of-this-world way to learn, wonder, and explore.

Ready for liftoff? 🚀✨

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-🚀 Have Planetarium, Will Travel! 🌌

The Montana Learning Center’s mobile planetarium has landed in Lewistown this week and we’re over the moon to be exploring the universe with 2nd and 3rd graders at Highland Park Elementary School! 🌠

Inside our portable dome, students are blasting off on an out-of-this-world adventure—spotting constellations, exploring the night sky, and zooming through the solar system and beyond. 🪐✨

These NASA-inspired STEM experiences are all about sparking curiosity, big questions, and even bigger dreams for Montana’s future scientists, engineers, and explorers. 💫

We love bringing the wonder of space straight to students across Big Sky Country!

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-🚀 Have Planetarium, Will Travel! 🌌

The Montana Learning Center is back in Great Falls this week, bringing our mobile planetarium to students at Loy Elementary! 🌠

Throughout the week, we’re transforming the school into an immersive gateway to the cosmos, where students can explore the night sky, identify constellations, and journey through the solar system and beyond—all from inside our portable dome. 🪐✨

These hands-on, NASA-inspired STEM experiences spark curiosity, fuel imagination, and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers right here in Montana. 💫

We love bringing space science directly to classrooms and sharing the wonder of the universe with students across our state!

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