The project will focus on cities that do not currently have a planetarium, offering a programme dedicated to science outreach.
Queen Victoria Square will soon host Planetarium Go UK. The initiative features a state-of-the-art mobile planetarium designed to bring astronomy and science closer to cities and communities across the United Kingdom. The planetarium will remain in Hull until Sunday 26th April.
“Our objective is clear: to bring science to places where it has not reached before,” said José Jiménez, CEO of Planetarium Go UK. “We want children, young people and families to enjoy an immersive experience that sparks scientific curiosity and brings the universe closer to everyday life, regardless of where they live,” Jiménez explained.
“Planetarium Go UK is not just an entertainment initiative but an educational tool aligned with the national science curriculum”, said Jiménez, who is also CEO of AstroÁndalus. “Its sessions are adapted to different educational levels and designed to encourage STEM vocations from an early age.”
“Science education needs excitement and a sense of wonder to be truly transformative,” Jiménez added. “Our planetarium turns learning into an unforgettable experience that can inspire the astronauts, scientists and engineers of the future.”
The initiative strongly emphasises accessibility and local collaboration, working with councils, schools, universities, museums and astronomical societies to integrate into the cultural life of each city it visits. All of this is supported by high-resolution digital projection technology installed inside a high-quality portable structure that combines innovation, sustainability and mobility.
“Our aim is to collaborate with local communities and make science a cultural meeting point accessible to everyone,” Jiménez explained. “There are dozens of cities without a planetarium, and our purpose is to offer their residents the chance to enjoy an immersive spherical cinema experience, where audiences of all ages can watch films about astronomy and space exploration.”
In this way, the universe will travel across the United Kingdom with Planetarium Go UK, bringing the cosmos to towns and cities and making scientific learning accessible without leaving the local community.
“Planetarium Go UK represents a new model of immersive science education for a new generation,” said Jiménez. “The next astronauts may well be in a local school in the UK today, and science outreach also helps build community,” he concluded.