ENCOUNTERS IN THE MILKY WAY Narrated by Pedro Pascal - A Revolutionary Journey Through Our Cosmic Neighborhood

The beloved actor Pedro Pascal—Emmy and Golden Globe nominated star of HBO's The Last of Us, Disney's The Mandalorian, HBO's Game of Thrones, and Netflix's Narcos—brings his captivating voice to an extraordinary new adventure. Fresh from his upcoming roles in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Avengers: Doomsday, and The Materialists, Pascal guides you through the cosmos with the same compelling presence that made him a household name across galaxies both fictional and real.

Experience the Universe Like Never Before in THE DOME

Step into our completely transformed planetarium featuring revolutionary projection technology that delivers an entirely new level of immersive experience. THE DOME now showcases ultra-high-resolution digital projection systems working in perfect harmony with our newly installed spatialized audio technology—a quantum leap beyond any previous presentations or broadcasts. This cutting-edge system allows music and sound effects to move dynamically around the dome space, creating true 360-degree audio immersion that follows the spectacular visuals as they sweep across the celestial sphere above you.

Encounters in the Milky Way represents a breathtaking odyssey through billions of years of cosmic history and millions of years into the future—a time-traveling journey about the cosmic movements that shape our galactic neighborhood and our place within it.

What Makes This Journey Extraordinary:

Groundbreaking Scientific Foundation: Built upon data from the European Space Agency's revolutionary Gaia mission—dubbed the "billion-star survey"—which has mapped the precise positions, distances, and motions of nearly 2 billion stars. This represents 15,000 times more stars than ever mapped before, creating humanity's most detailed three-dimensional atlas of our galaxy and fundamentally transforming our understanding of cosmic movement.

A Historic Scientific Discovery: A genuine astronomical discovery was made during production. While fine-tuning visualizations of the mysterious Oort Cloud—that vast shell of icy material extending one-and-a-half light years in every direction from our Sun—the production team noticed an unexpected spiral structure made of billions of comets, resembling a miniature galaxy. This previously unknown cosmic structure, now published in The Astrophysical Journal, proves that the boundaries between entertainment and scientific discovery continue to blur in remarkable ways.

Spectacular Cosmic Encounters Visualized for the First Time:

• Witness the dramatic, ongoing merger between our Milky Way and the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, brought to life through cutting-edge computer modeling
• Journey through the "local bubble"—a clearing 1,000 light-years across that our solar system entered 5 million years ago, just as early human ancestors began walking upright
• Experience flybys of mysterious interstellar visitors like 'Oumuamua and Comet 2I/Borisov
• Watch the spectacular future encounter when star system Gliese 710 will pass directly through our Oort Cloud in 1.3 million years
• Marvel at visualizations of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope operating a million miles from Earth

Mind-Bending Cosmic Perspective: Discover that our Sun travels around the galaxy at 500,000 miles per hour, completing one orbit every 230 million years—meaning we're only "20 galactic years old." When we completed our last orbit, dinosaurs were just getting started in the Triassic period. Feel the profound connection as you realize the atoms in your body were forged in ancient stars, and the ingredients of life may travel between star systems aboard comets and asteroids.

Immersive Technology Revolution: THE DOME's brand-new projection system creates ultra-high-resolution visuals that surround you completely, while our spatialized sound system makes music and effects travel through space around you. Feel the deep bass vibrate through your seat as sweeping orchestral compositions by Robert Miller—who has scored five previous Space Shows—create an unprecedented sensory experience that makes you feel like you're actually journeying through the cosmos.

Collaborative Scientific Excellence: Developed by an international team of astronomers, educators, science visualization experts, and artists from over 20 institutions including NASA, Harvard & Smithsonian, the Southwest Research Institute, the European Space Agency, and many others. Every breathtaking moment is grounded in rigorous scientific accuracy while inspiring profound wonder about our place in the universe.

Educational Resources Available Upon Email Request(info@domevancouver.com):

• Comprehensive K-12 educator's guides with essential questions and curriculum correlations
• Annotated slideshows featuring show content, script excerpts, and glossary terms
• Interactive online astronomy resources and knowledge-testing quizzes
• Pre and post-visit materials designed to enhance learning experiences
• Maps of the solar system, solar neighborhood, and Milky Way galaxy

As Pedro Pascal's warm, understated narration guides you through this cosmic odyssey, you'll join the thousands of visitors who report being moved to tears by the profound perspective this show provides. This is more than entertainment—it's a transformative experience that connects you to the grand story of cosmic evolution, showing how your personal narrative is inseparable from the magnificent dance of stars, galaxies, and cosmic time itself.

Show Details:

• Technology: Ultra-high-resolution 360-degree projection with revolutionary spatialized audio
• Accessibility: Captioning and audio description devices available upon request
• Developed by: American Museum of Natural History with major support from NASA

Reserve your seat in THE DOME for this genuinely transformative journey through our cosmic neighborhood—an experience that proves we are all made of star stuff, living our brief but magnificent moment in the eternal dance of the Milky Way.

"Wonder is a gateway to inspiration, and inspiration is a gateway to motivation."

Encounters in the Milky Way: Educators Guide (PDF)

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