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Contact Information
Dr. Patricia Reiff | reiff@rice.edu
(713) 348-4634
Rice Space Institute, MS-108
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005-1892
CALENDAR of Shows & Events
We are now hosting online planetarium shows (both movies and live interactive star shows), and also streaming live events with local commentary and Q&A. Our hosts are Professor Patricia Reiff of Rice and Adjunct Professor Carolyn Sumners (VP of Astronomy and Physical Science at the Houston Museum of Natural Science).
Thanks to the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team for sponsoring these programs.
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| 2024 PAST EVENTS | |
| JUN 22 | Solstice at the Astronomy Festival on the National Mall |
| 2023 PAST EVENTS | |
| APR 8 | eclipse workshop for teachers |
| MAR 25 | NSTA eclipse workshop |
| FEB 10 | SEEC Houston - eclipse training |
| 2022 PAST EVENTS | |
| JUN 19 | Summer Solstice Live from HMNS |
| MAR 19 | Equinox Live from HMNS |
| APR 9 | Reach For The Stars STEM Festival |
| 2021 PAST EVENTS | |
| OCT 16 | Public Observing Night |
| SEP 17 | A PERSONAL HISTORY OF SPACE RESEARCH AT RICE UNIVERSITY : Dr. Patricia Reiff |
| AUG 11 | Perseids live stream |
| JUN 21 | Summer Solstice live stream |
| MAY 26 | Lunar Eclipse live stream |
| APR 17 | Reach For The Stars STEM Festival |
| APR 8 | RSI ISS Flight Education Event Student Q&A event with astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins on board the ISS |
| MAR 20 | Spring Equinox at the Sundial |
| FEB 15 | Mars Perseverance Landing VR Watch Party |
| JAN 15 | HMNS Planetarium At Home - APOLLO & BEYOND |
| 2020 PAST EVENTS | |
| DEC 18 | HMNS Planetarium At Home - STAR OF BETHLEHEM |
| NOV 20 | HMNS Planetarium At Home - GREAT PLANET ADVENTURES |
| NOV 18-19 | Virtual Planetarium Adventure - Dec 21 Jupiter & Saturn conjunction |
| NOV 15 | SPACEX Crew-1 Launch Watch Party |
| AUG 25 | ICE WORLDS |
| AUG 18 | GREAT PLANET ADVENTURES (Kids version) |
| AUG 11 | FORCE FIVE |
| AUG 05 | THE X-PLANETS |
| JUL 29 | NIGHT OF THE TITANIC |
| JUL 22 | FATE OF THE MAYA |
| JUL 15 | SECRETS OF THE DEAD SEA |
| JUL 08 | AMAZING ASTRONOMERS OF ANTIQUITY |
| JUL 01 | SEARCH FOR LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE |
| JUN 24 | IMPACT EARTH |
| JUN 20 | Solstice at the Sundial |
| JUN 17 | IT'S ABOUT TIME |
| JUN 10 | APOLLO & BEYOND |
| JUN 03 | MAGNETISM |
| MAY 30 | Launch America Watch Party |
| MAY 27 | THE GREAT PLANET ADVENTURES |
| MAY 20 | WE CHOOSE SPACE! |
| MAY 13 | IMPACT! |
| MAY 6 | DINOSAUR PROPHECY |
| APR 29 | EARTH'S WILD RIDE |
| APR 20 | FORCE 5 |
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