Virtual Planetarium™

Virtual Planetarium™ software includes a library of stunning astronomy imagery; information about the sky, the solar system and the latest space events; and space weather reports about sun spots, auroras and more.

With an Internet connection hundreds of images can be updated with live satellite data at the click of a button.

NEW! Virtual Planetarium™ software includes the latest images and information received from the two Mars rovers!

Developed by Rice University and the Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Sky Tonight

See your star and other planets visible in the heavens above.

Space Events

Learn the latest news about space missions, inlcuding the two Mars Rovers!

Hot new views from the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories around the globe.

Solar System Update

Recent results from planetary missions, plus planetary images from Hubble!

Windows:

• Windows* 95, 98, NT, 2000, ME, XP
• At least 64 MB of RAM.
• Sound card
• DVD player
• 400 MB free hard disk space for all of Virtual Planetarium (or 50-140 MB if you just want to run one module)
• Quicktime 4 or higher installed
• Display set to High Color (16 bit).
• 640x480 monitor

*Important Note - Some features of this software are not compatible with the Vista operating system.

Macintosh:

• Mac Power PC
• 64 MB free RAM
• DVD player
• You need 450 MB of free hard disk space for all of Virtual Planetarium (or 50-140 MB free if you just want to run one module)
• System 8.1 or higher
• Quicktime 4 or higher installed
• Display set to High Color (16 bit).
• 640x480 monitor