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March 10, 2020 09:00 ET | Source: Adler Planetarium

Chicago’s Adler Planetarium Celebrates 90 Years, Invites Public to Share Their Memories

Chicago, IL, March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America’s first planetarium opened its doors to the public on May 12, 1930. Over the next 90 years, the Adler Planetarium has thrived because of the...
January 28, 2015 12:52 ET | Source: Adler Planetarium

CITIZEN SCIENTISTS LEAD ASTRONOMERS TO MASSIVE STAR COCOONS

CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A paper published Monday by the Astrophysical Journal, The Milky Way Project: What are Yellowballs?, presents a new method of detecting the early stages of...
January 22, 2015 14:09 ET | Source: Adler Planetarium

Adler Planetarium Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Support Mission Moon Exhibition

CHICAGO, Jan. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, the Adler Planetarium launched its first crowdfunding campaign to support the reimagination of its Mission Moon (formerly Shoot for the Moon)...