Encounters in the Milky way
Experience our galaxy, its history and future, and the dynamic changes continually underway
Encounters in the Milky Way
With a live part
Discover the chance encounters that have shaped our place in the universe.
Reaching billions of years into the past and peering millions of years into the future, Encounters in the Milky Way is a time-traveling journey about the cosmic movements that shape our galactic neighborhood.
Narrated by Pedro Pascal, witness spectacular moments in our solar system's past and future, including the paths of stars, comets, interstellar debris, and visually stunning gas and dust clouds–and, visualized for the first time, a dramatic, ongoing merger of our galaxy with a smaller satellite galaxy.
Developed by a team that includes astronomers, science visualization experts, and artists, Encounters in the Milky Way is made possible by data from one of the most transformative projects of the past century: the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, dubbed the »billion-star survey« for mapping the precise positions, distances, and motions of nearly 2 billion stars in our galaxy.
Encounters in the Milky Way was developed by the American Museum of Natural History (amnh.org) with the major support and partnership of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Veranstaltung auf Deutsch: »Galaktische Begegnungen«
Jon Parker / © AMNH
Information
55 min | ages 12 and up
Tickets
- Regular:
- 12,00 €
- Concessions:
- 8,00 €
- Nursery and school groups:
- 5,00 € (two accompanying persons have free admission)
Discounts and ticket information for families, wheelchair users and groups
The following tickets are only available on site at the cash desk and cannot be booked in the online shop: Family tickets, group discounts, discounted / free tickets within the framework of cooperations (e. g. Berlin Family Pass) and tickets for wheelchair users and their accompanying persons (since there are designated seats for safety reasons). Unfortunately, it is not possible to refund differences resulting from the purchase of regular online tickets. Therefore, please reserve the relevant tickets in advance via our ticket hotline.
Unfortunately, family tickets are not available for cinema films, music and special events, and no discounts apply within the framework of cooperations (e. g. Berlin Family Pass).
Ticket hotline
+ 49 (30) 421 845 10
ticket@planetarium.berlin
All information concerning discounted tickets and free admission can be found here.
You can find further information about your visit here.
Images
Dates
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ZGP
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ASTW
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ZGP
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ZGP
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ASTW
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ZGP
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ZGP
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ASTW
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ZGP
Encounters in the Milky Way (en) | ASTW
Kindergarten & school visits
Tickets
Tickets for visits with kindergarten groups and school classes can be booked directly in our webshop or reserved by telephone and paid for on site. The ticket price is €5 per person; two accompanying persons receive free admission.
Tickets can be reserved via our ticket hotline: Tel: +49 30 421845-10 / email: ticket@planetarium.berlin
To book online, select the tickets with the designation »NurFürSchulenKitas« for €5 in the ticket shop. Two accompanying persons receive free admission with the ticket »NurFürSchulenKitasBegleitperson«.
Educational materials
The Education Department of Stiftung Planetarium Berlin offers teachers and educators various information and work materials for optimal preparation and follow-up of the visit with kindergarten groups and school classes in the classroom. All educational materials can be downloaded free of charge here.
You can find further information about the possibilities for visiting our establishments with kindergarten groups and school classes here.