Astronomy Movies

  • 2021
    Living Worlds

    Living Worlds

    Living Worlds

    02021HD

    What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth...

    Living Worlds
  • 2002
    The Real Death Star

    The Real Death Star

    The Real Death Star

    72002HD

    This documentary examines theories behind the creation of gamma ray bursts, destructive explosions in space that can wipe out entire star systems.

    The Real Death Star
  • 2021
    The Silent Pulse of the Universe

    The Silent Pulse of the Universe

    The Silent Pulse of the Universe

    02021HD

    Jocelyn Bell was a graduate student at Cambridge in 1967 when she pushed through the skepticism from her superiors to make one of the greatest...

    The Silent Pulse of the Universe
  • 2019
    Black Hole Hunters

    Black Hole Hunters

    Black Hole Hunters

    6.8332019HD

    A team of international scientists attempt to document the first-ever image of a black hole.

    Black Hole Hunters
  • 2016
    Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

    Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

    Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

    02016HD

    For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, 'What are they?' comes the story of a curious boy who never stopped wondering.

    Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos
  • 2022
    Margherita. La voce delle stelle

    Margherita. La voce delle stelle

    Margherita. La voce delle stelle

    02022HD

    Margherita. La voce delle stelle
  • 2016
    Apple Pie

    Apple Pie

    Apple Pie

    22016HD

    Shot on 16mm celluloid across parts of New Zealand and Samoa, interdisciplinary artist Sam Hamilton’s ten-part experimental magnum opus makes...

    Apple Pie
  • 1970
    Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure

    Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure

    Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure

    01970HD

    BLACK SUNS: AN ASTROPHYSICS ADVENTURE is a documentary about chasing eclipses and science dreams. It chronicles the lives of two globetrotting...

    Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure
  • 2010
    Astronomers From My Neighborhood

    Astronomers From My Neighborhood

    Astronomers From My Neighborhood

    72010HD

    A short documentary of filmmaker Patricio Guzmán interviewing local astronomers.

    Astronomers From My Neighborhood
  • 2000
    Shadow Chasers

    Shadow Chasers

    Shadow Chasers

    02000HD

    This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - among nature's more spectacular phenomena –...

    Shadow Chasers
  • 2022
    Destination astéroïdes

    Destination astéroïdes

    Destination astéroïdes

    02022HD

    Destination astéroïdes
  • 2012
    The City Dark

    The City Dark

    The City Dark

    7.5452012HD

    THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about the loss of night. After moving to NYC from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question -...

    The City Dark
  • 2021
    FAST: The Celestial Eye

    FAST: The Celestial Eye

    FAST: The Celestial Eye

    02021HD

    China's FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) can detect radio signals emitted tens of thousands of light-years away, and engineers...

    FAST: The Celestial Eye
  • 2015
    Star Men

    Star Men

    Star Men

    7.22015HD

    Four exceptional astronomers celebrate 50 years of work and friendship on a return road trip in the southwestern United States, recapturing youthful...

    Star Men
  • 2017
    Black Holes: Messages from the Edge of the Universe

    Black Holes: Messages from the Edge of the Universe

    Black Holes: Messages from the Edge of the Universe

    52017HD

    It is the birth of neutrino astronomy. For the first time, astrophysicists can detect extra-terrestrial neutrinos in ice on the South Pole. The...

    Black Holes: Messages from the Edge of the Universe
  • 2017
    The Hunt for Dark Matter

    The Hunt for Dark Matter

    The Hunt for Dark Matter

    62017HD

    CERN and the University of California-Santa Barbara are collaborating in the search for the elusive substance that physicists and astronomers believe...

    The Hunt for Dark Matter
  • 1959
    Astronomy for You

    Astronomy for You

    Astronomy for You

    01959HD

    A series of programs designed for the adult layman who has a curiosity about the skies and the makeup of the universe in which we live. The terms...

    Astronomy for You
  • 2021
    The Biggest Dream

    The Biggest Dream

    The Biggest Dream

    02021HD

    The loss of the Bill E. Gordon radio telescope has left a void in the world of radio science, the mountains that cradled it, and the hearts of many...

    The Biggest Dream
  • 2005
    A Sidewalk Astronomer

    A Sidewalk Astronomer

    A Sidewalk Astronomer

    02005HD

    John Dobson, an 89 year old with a white ponytail and knack for comedy, is the inventor of the Dobsonian telescope mount, which revolutionized...

    A Sidewalk Astronomer
  • 2013
    The Secret Life of the Sun

    The Secret Life of the Sun

    The Secret Life of the Sun

    72013HD

    Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have...

    The Secret Life of the Sun