CCSD Planetarium

We're going back!!! Finally!!!

It’s Almost Here — Artemis II Launch on April 1! 🚀🌕

In just hours, NASA will launch the historic Artemis II, sending astronauts on a journey around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.

This mission will be streamed live, so you can witness history as it happens from anywhere in the world.

🕒 Launch Time Across the U.S.:
PACIFIC TIME — 3:24 PM
MOUNTAIN TIME — 4:24 PM
CENTRAL TIME — 5:24 PM
EASTERN TIME — 6:24 PM

🌌 This is more than just a launch—it’s humanity stepping back into deep space.

⏰ Set your reminders.
📺 Tune in live.
🚀 Don’t miss liftoff.

Because moments like this don’t come often… and this one changes everything.

👇 Are you watching it live?

Check out this bit of local science. I think fragments from the initial impact site are on display in Hill City, SD at the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research. I haven’t verified that yet, but they have a wonderful collection of meteorites including local impacts.

Meteors Strike Eastern Wyoming? Geologist Investigates a Newly Discovered Impact Crater Field Multiple impact craters in Wyoming? Investigate the fascinating new discovery of a field of impact craters on the northeast flank of Sheep Mountain, near Dou...

Look up!!!

Here's how to watch the total lunar eclipse on May 15 Late in the evening, the full moon is slated to pass directly into Earth's shadow cast by the sun, illuminating the moon a brilliant red.