NASA's InSight is set to touch down on Mars at around noon Pacific (3 p.m. Eastern) on Nov. 26, 2018. The lander will plunge through the thin Martian atmosphere, heatshield first and use a parachute to slow down. Then, it will fire its retro rockets to slowly descend to the surface of Mars, and land […]
Santa is trading reindeer for rotors on Saturday, December 15! Come greet him as he arrives at the museum, his arrival time is scheduled for 11 a.m.! TASM will provide an area for you to share your Christmas wishes with him, and be sure to take a picture with him. Children of all ages are […]
TASM will be closed on Monday, December 24 through Tuesday, January 1. Sorry for any inconvenience! We did plan to be open on December 27, 28, 29 and 31 but had to close due to unforeseen circumstances. Those of you who wishing to use your library coupons before the end of the year can still […]
Got a brand new telescope, or maybe an old one gathering dust, that you need some help learning to use? TASM will be hosting a Telescope 101 workshop in partnership with the Astronomy Club of Tulsa from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in the Planetarium lobby. This free event is […]
EVENT CANCELLED: The TASM Planetarium was hoping to host a watch party of the Lunar eclipse taking place overnight, unfortunately we have to cancelled the planned event. We still hope you make plans to watch the eclipse from your own homes, this is a very unique event! Here's more from our Planetarium Manager Bryan: On […]
Join us Saturday January, 26 for an out-of-this-world evening featuring a museum cocktail hour and a viewing of Guardians of the Galaxy in the James E. Bertelsmeyer Planetarium. This interstellar adventure follows brash space explorer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), who finds himself at the mercy of relentless bounty hunters after he steals a dangerously powerful artifact […]
TASM's exhibit hall will be closed to the public Wednesday, January 30, 2019, for your safety as we move aircraft around. Our Planetarium and the MD-80 Discovery Center will still be open! We apologize for any inconvenience.
What do you get when you mix live music with the moon and the stars...a night to remember! The Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium and The Taylor Entertainment Group present "Live at the Planetarium" an evening of fun and fantasy as the Planetarium connects with the music to provide a visual experience like […]
You've seen it on the news, now see it in person! Osage SkyNews 6 HD Pilot, Dustin Stone, will plan to visit TASM on Saturday, February 16, 2019! (Dependent on weather or breaking news). The news helicopter plans to arrive at TASM at 11:00 a.m. and will depart at 3:00 p.m. MEET PILOT DUSTIN STONE […]
Join us Saturday February, 23 for an out-of-this-world evening featuring a museum cocktail hour and a viewing of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in the James E. Bertelsmeyer Planetarium. This 1982 Science Fiction classic tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help E.T. return […]
