Planetarium blog

 "In Spite of Smoke" is a 2-minute planetarium short developed by Colin Fearing via Technomancy.AI - the poster of the show is below.

This in-house presentation discusses the search for life outside Earth - and how we can make the best use of human life. Flat-screen preview of our 3-language show featuring Telugu, Hindi and English voice-overs is embedded below. 

From 15 February 2026, we would be showing this planetarium show at the Sri Sathya Sai Space Theatre for our regular daily shows. "Mars - the Ultimate Voyage" is a planetarium show  from Bell Museum, Minnesota, USA . This show describes the challenges to be overcome for a successful manned mission to Mars.  Flat-screen previews of our 3-language version of the show, as well as Telugu and Hindi versions are embedded below. We have the  original English version  also.  Three-language version, in English, Hindi and Telugu -  Hindi version -  Telugu version - 

  "Mysteries of Your Brain" is a planetarium show from Bell Museum, Minnesota, USA . This is an animated adventure following a girl and her crow companion as they explore the human brain, the paths of neurons, find out how human and animal brains differ, and more.  Flat-screen previews of our Telugu and Hindi versions are embedded below. We have the original English version also. This show is available for special screenings, for school groups and so on.

Kurzgesagt has created some animated shorts, with thanks to Simons Collaboration on Extreme Electrodynamics of Compact Sources (SCEECS) and Illinois State University. These are made available by ESO at their website , and showcase topics like Quasars, Neutron Stars and Black Holes. These are currently available only in English at our planetarium. Previews are available on ESO's website, for The Black Hole That Kills Galaxies — Quasars The Largest Black Hole in the Universe (Size Comparison) Neutron Stars — The Most Extreme Things that are not Black Holes The Largest Star in the Universe (Size Comparison) A playlist of these short films , in fulldome format, is embedded below.

"SpaceTime" is a short planetarium show created by the Dutch Black Hole Consortium (DBHC) in association with BigPixel Studio  for the Earth Theatre of the Discovery Museum in Kerkrade, The Netherlands. In this film, subtitled "The Era of Gravitational Waves", black holes and gravitational waves are presented in a visual manner.  Flat-screen preview of our 3-language show featuring Telugu, Hindi and English voice-overs is embedded below.   Our Hindi translation, via BigPixel's Youtube channel -  And our Telugu translation -  The English version is here -