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Give your child an experience to remember this summer! We have LEGO and Engineering camps with options for full-day.

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Spacecraft Captures Video of Asteroid Approach

Scientists working with NASA's Dawn spacecraft have created a new video showing the giant asteroid Vesta as the spacecraft approaches this unexplored world in the main asteroid belt.

**PLAY * LEARN * DISCOVER**

At Drake Planetarium & Science Center, we are committed to hands-on learning and rewarding an inquiring mind. We have created programs that involve each person in activities that require creative problem-solving and, quite often, teamwork. Our focus is on children and helping them develop a love of science and the many wonders of our universe. So come on in and discover what the Universe has to offer. You will be glad you did!

Cardboard Rocket

Drake Planetarium is proud to offer one of the most popular space journeys for children and their families, “The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket.” Thanks to our creative and talented friends at Clark Planetarium, you’ll see and feel the highest levels of detail and animation of any planetarium in the world.

Flight Adventures

Take off with Curious Scientific Investigators: Flight Adventures, an all-new multimedia show that explores the super-cool science of flight! Discover the science of flight through the eyes of a young girl and her grandfather as they explore how birds, kites, planes, and models fly.

2013 Summer Camps

Cincinnati Magazine has just recently dubbed Drake Planetarium's science summer camps as the best of Cincinnati. Enrollment for 2013 summer camps has officially begun. Register online and reserve your spot today!

Traveling Galaxy Show

Our new 19-foot inflatable portable digital dome planetarium holds 35-40 students, perfect for individualized teaching and lively discussions. Led by an experienced instructor, your students will travel through the solar system, underwater, or even inside a human cell – all without leaving the school building!