Starstruck

Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience is a 3D interactive, virtual reality experience that begins at Earth’s observatories and launches visitors into the universe, aboard the world's most powerful space telescopes. Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Starstruck translates real astronomical data into a breathtaking journey through space.

This free-roam, interactive journey invites visitors to witness the birth and death of stars, explore distant galaxies, and come face-to-face with a black hole. Journey to the edge of the universe using real NASA data, exploring the Hubble Deep Field, the Milky Way, the Sun and the future Giant Magellan Telescope. From the Big Bang to the Milky Way to the solar system, the experience places visitors within the story of discovery itself, illustrating that humans are not just observers of the cosmos, but part of it.

Allow approximately one hour (the VR experience lasts 40 minutes).

Ages 10+