Astronomy Movies

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and...

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

This film tells the surprising story of how the Allegheny Observatory has been a world leader in the study of the stars since the 1860s....

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through...

In a mountainous region in an Asian backwater banana republic, it is said that the descendents of all those buried in its earth will be blessed with...

The first feature from Alison McAlpine is a dialogue with the heavens—in this case, the heavens above the Andes and the Atacama Desert in...

No one seems to understand Nakami. His nights are restless, his days sleepy, and his time at school is isolating. Yet all that seems to change when...

In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift...

At the edge of our solar system supposedly lies an immense planet. Five to ten times the size of the Earth. Several international teams of scientists...

Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotographic sequences. In 1873, P.J.C. Janssen, or...

How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of...

Alice is an insecure Leo girl who thinks the stars have made a mistake with her, until one day she receives a blank book with only instructions that...

Billions of years ago, Venus may have harbored life-giving habitats similar to those on the early Earth. Today, Earth's twin is a planet knocked...

Richard, an astronomy-obsessed worrier spends his time fantasizing about outer-space and the cosmos, an activity which antagonizes friends and...

Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether...

Svalbard is a norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean where the world's northernmost city is situated. It is a place where the underground,...

The ancients hid the secrets of their incredible knowledge of astronomy in their temples and palaces, built to align with the sun, on the same day,...

Stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people and wildlife of the American South West.

In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the...