{"id":291789,"date":"2026-06-01T14:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291789\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:37:07","slug":"orlando-science-center-to-premiere-new-planetarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291789\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Science Center to premiere new planetarium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osc.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando Science Center<\/a> is gearing up for the premiere of the new and improved planetarium.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osc.org\/the-dome-brings-the-star-power\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Dome<\/a> by Dr. Phillips Charities is set to open on June 1, featuring brand-new expanded seating, 8K laser projection, improved audio, a new seamless screen and upgraded amenities.\n<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52945\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dome_JWTNebula_V4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Orlando Science Center is preparing for the opening of the brand-new planetarium after renovations. (COURTESY OF ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dome by Dr. Phillips Charities is a step forward in how we present storytelling that educates and inspires contemporary audiences. This environment will transport guests from the bottom of the ocean to the edge of the galaxy, creating unforgettable moments for all ages,\u201d JoAnn Newman, OSC president and CEO, said in a press release.\n<\/p>\n<p>The new planetarium can also now fit up to 315 people, thanks to the Unlock Science Campaign. The campaign included donations from <a href=\"https:\/\/drphillipscharities.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Phillips Charities<\/a>, Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs, <a href=\"https:\/\/bertmartinfoundation.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bert W. Martin Foundation<\/a> and the Magruder Foundation.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orlando Science Center is gearing up for the premiere of the new and improved planetarium. The Dome by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-291789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}