10⁷ m
The Earth
Seen from 40,000 km, the Earth fits in a circle. Everything that ever happened, happened inside it.
diameter 12,742 km · the only dome with an atmosphere included
Planetarium & Science Centre · Lisbon
The universe
starts here.
An 18-metre dome, a sky of 9,000 stars and live sessions every day. From a child’s first sky to the edge of a black hole.
Open today · 10:00–18:00
This season’s sky
Touch a constellation
The map shows Lisbon’s sky facing south. Tap or brush a group of stars to wake it up.
4 constellations · 26 stars · Lisbon sky data
Powers of ten
Three jumps from home
Each panel steps back a million times. It is the journey we make, in reverse, in every session.
10¹³ m
The Solar System
Eight planets, one Sun. At this drawing’s scale, the nearest star would sit 40 kilometres from the room you are in.
Sun → Neptune ≈ 4,500,000,000 km · light: 4 h 10 min
10²¹ m
The Milky Way
Our full address: Orion arm, quiet outskirts of a spiral galaxy. The Sun is a dot even this drawing cannot show.
≈ 200,000,000,000 stars · 100,000 light-years
Programme
Dome sessions
Live sessions, presented by science communicators. Filter by the youngest age in your group.
Filter by age
Box office
Book seats
Plan your visit
Hours, tickets and getting here
Opening hours
- Tue–Sun10:00–18:00
- Fri–Sat (sky nights)until 23:00
- Mondayclosed
Last dome entry 45 min before closing.
Tickets
- Adult9,00 €
- Child (4–12)6,00 €
- Senior (65+)7,00 €
- Family (2+2)24,00 €
- Under 4free
Includes the permanent exhibition “Escala Humana”.
Getting here
Calçada da Vigia 14 1100-618 Lisboa
- MetroSanta Apolónia + 10 min walk
- BusCarris 728 · 759
- Tram28E, Vigia stop
Parking is limited — come by public transport.