Columbus State University's Coca-Cola Space Science Center

09/02/2026

Our 2026-2027 Music Under The Dome concert tickets are live! Come see members of the Schwob School of Music preform live in our Omnisphere Planetarium and enjoy wine and cheeses in the gallery ✨🎶

09/01/2026

The Coca-Cola S**ce Science Center will be CLOSED on Labor Day (9/7/2026)!

08/29/2026

In this week’s Made of Stars podcast, hosted by our director Dr. Shawn Cruzen and Wes Carrol, scientist Kim Steadman is interviewed about her work on NASA’s Dragonfly mission!

Kim Steadman joins us to talk about her time with NASA's JPL, SHERLOC and the Dragonfly Mission. She will be joining Trina Ray at Dragon Con as part of the S**c

08/26/2026

This Thursday night, August 27th, we will get to see a near total lunar eclipse! Watch the skies from 11:15pm to 1:11am to see the best of it 🌕✨

08/20/2026

Join us this Saturday, the 22nd, for an astronomy night at the CCSSC!

Come at 8:00pm to hear Astronomer Dr. Williams discuss the night sky in our planetarium and stay after to take a look through our telescopes and see our NEW observatory setup!

08/11/2026

ESS Professors Dr. Shawn Cruzen (right) and Dr. Clint Barineau (left) discuss space weather and the geology behind earthquakes on the WRBL News 3: Beyond the Forecast podcast.

ESS Professor of Geology, Dr. Clint Barineau, joined WRBL meteorologists Kaylee Barbee and Nicole Philips on July 25th to discuss the science behind earthquakes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5tWDfH_9hA&list=PLlgv1Tm3JKtdJhldC7RCux3znHjiUZerZ&index=4
..while ESS Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Coca Cola S**ce Science Center, Dr. Shawn Cruzen, joined the show on August 1st to discuss solar flares and the weather on Mars, Jupiter, and other planets in our solar system!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCcf0epC4xc&list=PLlgv1Tm3JKtdJhldC7RCux3znHjiUZerZ&index=3

Catch both podcasts and many others on WRBL's Beyond the Forecast!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlgv1Tm3JKtdJhldC7RCux3znHjiUZerZ

A big ESS shout out to both professors!

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Interested in a career in robotics engineering or earth and space science? Learn how you can use one of our B.S. or M.S. degrees as a springboard into a career in robotics engineering, astronomy, environmental science, geology, or science education by visiting our ESS departmental website!

https://www.columbusstate.edu/earth-space-sciences

08/10/2026

This year’s Perseid meteor shower is a special one! 💫

The peak viewing hours of the shower will coincide with a new moon, which means optimal dark skies! (As long as you are away from city lights)

Catch 50-100 meteors during peak hours (1AM to 5AM) on the night of August 12-13

05/23/2026

We will be closed in honor of Memorial Day May, 25th, 2026.

04/27/2026

On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 and 6, our Omnisphere Theater will be closed to the public at 1:30pm.