Relaxed Astronomy Live: How Worlds Are Formed

Sunday, October 19, 2025

10 am

A protostar, embedded within a cloud of material feeding its growth. Ejections have cleared out cavities above and below it.
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

In this relaxed and sensory-friendly Astronomy Live, join Museum educators Kate Schmidt and Devin D’Agostino to learn how the formation of new worlds provides us with exciting clues about our own.

This program is designed for a neurodiverse youth audience, including autistic children and children with other intellectual/developmental disabilities.

This modified Hayden Planetarium program features:

  • Floor lighting
  • Reduced volume
  • A break space for participants who need to step out during the program, and opportunity to exit and re-enter during the program
  • Sensory tools, such as headsets and stress balls, for participants
  • A relaxed environment where all forms of curiosity and participation are welcome!

Doors will open at 9:30 am and the program will begin at 10 am.

The Museum’s 81st Street entrance at the Rose Center for Earth and Space will be a dedicated entrance for attendees of this event between 9:30–10 am.

Please note that if you arrive after 10 am, the entrance will be open to the general public visiting the Museum.

This program utilizes OpenSpace software supported by NASA under award No NNX16AB93A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.