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Embark on an Imaginary Journey Through Time and Space at the Mayborn Science Theater!

Laser light shows that combine eye-popping 3D graphics, pure laser-generated colors and 15,000-watts of digitally reproduced sound to bring your favorite shows to life. Treat yourself to the most impressive motion picture available presented on a dome-shaped screen, more than twice as large as traditional movie screens.

06/16/2026
06/16/2026

The World Cup is underway. Feel the energy right here at CTC!

Join us at the Mayborn Science Theater Planetarium for a World Cup Watch Party that puts you right in the middle of the action. Big screen. Big sound. Big gameโ€‘day atmosphere.

๐ŸŽ‰ FREE admission | All are welcome.
โšฝ Uruguay vs Spain
โšฝ Colombia vs Portugal
๐ŸŒฎ Food trucks on site.

Bring your crew, wear your team colors, and experience the match like never before, under the dome!

Photos from Mayborn Science Theater's post 06/16/2026

Join us at the Mayborn Science Theater for a special "Movie Under the Stars" presentation featuring the sci-fi thriller, Mission to Mars!

As shown in the flyer, we are hosting Mission to Mars! The Movie Under the Stars special screening on Saturday, June 20th at 4:00 PM.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, June 20th
Time: 4:00 PM
(This screening replaces our regularly scheduled 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM Saturday shows).

Admission: $7 plus tax.

Seating: Limited to 180 guests.

Tickets: Available for purchase at the planetarium ticket counter, either in advance during regular operating hours or on the day of the event. Please note that online ticket sales are unavailable, and ASTC Membership discounts do not apply to this special screening.

Grab some popcorn from CTC Net Impact to support their organization, and enjoy the show!

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๐™ผ๐š˜๐š›๐š—๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š‚๐š๐šŠ๐š›๐š๐šŠ๐šฃ๐š’๐š—๐š ๐šƒ๐š’๐š™ ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐™น๐šž๐š—๐šŽ:

๐™ฐ๐š•๐š• ๐š–๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š‘ ๐š•๐š˜๐š—๐š, ๐š’๐š ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š•๐š˜๐š˜๐š” ๐š๐š˜ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐™ด๐šŠ๐šœ๐š๐šŽ๐š›๐š— ๐šœ๐š”๐šข ๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š›๐š•๐šข ๐š’๐š— ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š–๐š˜๐š›๐š—๐š’๐š—๐š, ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š ๐š’๐š•๐š• ๐š๐š’๐š—๐š ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š›๐šœ ๐šœ๐š‘๐š’๐š—๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š‹๐š›๐š’๐š๐š‘๐š.
๐šƒ๐š˜ ๐š‘๐šŽ๐š•๐š™ ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š—๐šŠ๐šŸ๐š’๐š๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š–๐š˜๐š›๐š—๐š’๐š—๐š ๐šœ๐š”๐šข, ๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š” ๐š˜๐šž๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐šŠ๐š๐š๐šŠ๐šŒ๐š‘๐šŽ๐š ๐š›๐šŽ๐š๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐š–๐šŠ๐š™๐šœ. ๐™ท๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ ๐š’๐šœ ๐š ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š ๐š๐š˜ ๐š•๐š˜๐š˜๐š” ๐š๐š˜๐š›:

โ–ซ๏ธ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š›๐šœ: ๐š‚๐š‘๐š’๐š—๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š‹๐š›๐š’๐š๐š‘๐š๐š•๐šข ๐š’๐š— ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐™ด๐šŠ๐šœ๐š.

โ–ซ๏ธ๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐š•๐š˜๐š  ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š›๐šœ: ๐šƒ๐š‘๐šŽ ๐šŒ๐š˜๐š—๐šœ๐š๐šŽ๐š•๐š•๐šŠ๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š— ๐šƒ๐šŠ๐šž๐š›๐šž๐šœ. ๐™ธ๐š ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š•๐š˜๐š˜๐š” ๐šŒ๐š•๐š˜๐šœ๐šŽ๐š•๐šข, ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š ๐š’๐š•๐š• ๐šœ๐šŽ๐šŽ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š•๐šŽ๐š’๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ๐šœ ๐šœ๐š๐šŠ๐š› ๐šŒ๐š•๐šž๐šœ๐š๐šŽ๐š› ๐šœ๐š’๐š๐š๐š’๐š—๐š ๐š“๐šž๐šœ๐š ๐š๐š˜ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š•๐šŽ๐š๐š ๐š˜๐š ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š›๐šœ.

โ–ซ๏ธ๐™ฐ๐š‹๐š˜๐šŸ๐šŽ ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š›๐šœ: ๐šƒ๐š‘๐šŽ ๐šŒ๐š˜๐š—๐šœ๐š๐šŽ๐š•๐š•๐šŠ๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š— ๐™ฟ๐š’๐šœ๐šŒ๐šŽ๐šœ, ๐š ๐š‘๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐šŒ๐šŠ๐š— ๐šœ๐š™๐š˜๐š ๐š‚๐šŠ๐š๐šž๐š›๐š—.

06/09/2026

JUNE 2026 SKY GUIDE:

โ€‹Your ultimate guide to the night sky this month.
June 2026 brings an extraordinary series of astronomical events, featuring close planetary encounters, prime Milky Way viewing, and the stunning Strawberry Moon. Set your reminders, step outside, and look upโ€”the cosmos is calling.

โ€‹Key Events:
โ€‹June 9: Jupiter-Venus Conjunction

โ€‹June 12: Moon Meets Mars

โ€‹June 15: Prime Milky Way Viewing

โ€‹June 18: Five-Planet Lineup

โ€‹June 21: Summer Solstice

โ€‹June 29: The Strawberry Moon

06/04/2026

From the humpback highway to the vibrant coral reefs.... . . . and your last chance to watch!

On June 10th, take a break from dry land and submerge yourself in the wonders of the ocean. We are sending off two of our most stunning immersive films with a special back-to-back ocean lineupโ€”and this is your final opportunity to catch them at the Mayborn Science Theater!

โ€‹๐Ÿ‹ 1:30 PM: Whale Super Highway โ€“ Travel the ancient, icy tracks of the giants of the sea.

๐Ÿ  2:30 PM: Ningaloo: Australia's Other Great Reef โ€“ Witness the breathtaking biodiversity of a world-class natural wonder.

โ€‹Come for one, or stay for both! Let's give these incredible shows a packed house for their final voyage.

โ€‹๐ŸŒ Visit www.starsatnight.org to map out your afternoon!


Photos from Mayborn Science Theater's post 05/30/2026

June 2026 Monthly Schedule

The June schedule is here!

Join us at the Mayborn Science Theater for Saturday planetarium shows, Laser Friday on June 12, and our updated Wednesday Matinees.

New for June (SUMMER SCHEDULE):
โ€ข Matinees are now on Wednesdays
โ€ข Showtimes are 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.

Special Event:
โ€ข June 20 at 4 p.m. โ€“ Mission to Mars (replaces the 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. shows)

Visit www.starsatnight.org for the latest schedule and information.

Movie Under the Stars returns on June 20 with a special showing of Mission to Mars at 4 p.m.

Tickets are $7 plus tax. Seating is limited to 180 guests. Tickets may be purchased in advance or on the day of the event at the planetarium ticket counter.

Please note:
โ€ข No online ticket sales
โ€ข ASTC discounts do not apply
โ€ข This event replaces the 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday shows

Join us for an exciting journey to the Red Planet on the giant screen at the Mayborn Science Theater.


05/30/2026

Join us for a special screening of Interstellar at the Mayborn Science Theater.

Date: May 30, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mayborn Science Theater
Tickets: $7 plus tax

Seating is limited to 180 guests. Tickets may be purchased in advance or on the day of the event at the planetarium ticket counter. Online ticket sales are not available.

Event Notes:
โ€ข Popcorn will be available for purchase through CTC Net Impact, with proceeds supporting their organization.
โ€ข ASTC membership discounts do not apply to this event.
โ€ข This special movie screening will replace the regularly scheduled 4 PM and 5 PM Saturday shows.

Experience Christopher Nolan's acclaimed science-fiction adventure on the giant screen and celebrate 60 years of Central Texas College with us.

05/27/2026

Step out of the present and into the past this Thursday, May 28th. Our afternoon lineup features a series of immersive journeys through history, from the age of dinosaurs to the groundbreaking discoveries of Charles Darwin.

Show Schedule:
1:30 PM: Tales of a Time Traveler

2:30 PM: Dinosaurs at Dusk

3:30 PM: Natural Selection: Darwin's Mystery of Mysteries

Admission Details:
Tickets are $5 per person, per show.

Whether youโ€™re interested in the evolution of flight or the cosmic scale of time, these matinees offer a captivating experience for explorers of all ages. Enjoy the high-definition visuals and surround sound of our 60-foot dome as we bring history to life.

For more information and to view our full schedule, please visit www.starsatnight.org.

We look forward to seeing you for these final May matinees!

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Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10:30am - 6:30pm