⭐ Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience is a first-of-its-kind virtual reality adventure that doesn't just show you the universe — it places you inside it. Launching in Melbourne on 3 July, and created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, the experience takes visitors on a breathtaking journey through the cosmos, from dazzling galaxies to the edge of a black hole.
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General Info:
📅 Dates & Time: Select your date & time directly in the calendar
📍 Location: Level 1, 206 Bourke Street
⌛ Duration: approx. 1 hour (including a 40-minute VR experience)
👤 Age requirement: 10+
👥 Group Size: Up to 6 guests may enter at a time. Groups of 6+ will stagger entry every 3 minutes.
💬 Content available in English and Spanish
💰 Price: Tickets start at $34.50 AUD
♿ Accessibility: We are committed to ensuring all visitors can enjoy the experience
❓ Please consult our FAQ page here
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Description
Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience is a fully interactive, 3D virtual reality experience that begins at the Smithsonian’s Whipple Observatory before launching visitors into space aboard the world's most powerful telescopes. Developed in close collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Starstruck transforms astronomical data and imagery into a breathtaking exploration of the universe. Blending cutting-edge immersive technology with authentic science and cinematic storytelling, Starstruck brings the cosmos within reach like never before.
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- Stand beside the Smithsonian’s Whipple Observatory, under a sky alive with constellations.
- Climb aboard powerful telescopes and uncover the universe’s greatest mysteries.
- Listen to the Sun's vibrations and behold solar flares 30 times larger than Earth.
- Explore an exoplanet where volcanoes erupt and diamonds glitter beneath the surface.
- Witness a spectacular supernova as star stuff is recycled into new stars and planets.
- Venture to the edge of a supermassive black hole as it pulls a star into its grasp.
General Info:
📅 Dates & Time: Select your date & time directly in the calendar
📍 Location: Level 1, 206 Bourke Street
⌛ Duration: approx. 1 hour (including a 40-minute VR experience)
👤 Age requirement: 10+
👥 Group Size: Up to 6 guests may enter at a time. Groups of 6+ will stagger entry every 3 minutes.
💬 Content available in English and Spanish
💰 Price: Tickets start at $34.50 AUD
♿ Accessibility: We are committed to ensuring all visitors can enjoy the experience
❓ Please consult our FAQ page here
🎁 Gift memories to someone special! Purchase a gift card for Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience here
Description
Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience is a fully interactive, 3D virtual reality experience that begins at the Smithsonian’s Whipple Observatory before launching visitors into space aboard the world's most powerful telescopes. Developed in close collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Starstruck transforms astronomical data and imagery into a breathtaking exploration of the universe. Blending cutting-edge immersive technology with authentic science and cinematic storytelling, Starstruck brings the cosmos within reach like never before.
User reviews
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Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience
Washington DC, US
- Very informative recommended highly
- This is the 3rd Immersive event that I have experienced and I enjoy them all
- Great exhibit. Even my picky husband enjoyed himself :)
- Great experience
- Well organized, excellent program!
- As a 66 year old’s first time with VR, I was grateful for the walking sticks! Thank you! Great experience!
- A very cool immersive experience of our universe. A chance to astral project to the stars!
- Very interesting and amazing to be so close to the sun, Milky Way etc
- Very well run and enjoyable. I appreciated the availability of a walking stick for added safety. The two restrooms are nice but just having two is marginal. Suggestion: change the door knobs so they indicate to those in the hallway that the door is locked.
- Awesome! So much was fascinating but just seeing the close-up of the sun looking like a big, yellow VanGogh painting was amazing, and it only got better after that.
- Once you get used to the headset, it was enormous fun. Interesting, visually stimulating and very educational. I enjoyed it enormously.
- Great experience! Very life like, easy to do, not complicated, no real wait to get in. Worth every penny.
- Had a great time and would love more content
- Loads of fun. Well worth the time and price. Staff in DC was great.
- It was fun experiencing science in VR setting
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