Showing from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013

Since the dawn of the Space Age in 1957, thousands of artificial satellites have been launched and only around 1,000 are still in operation. Through these years, many space vehicles were launched with astronauts on board, such as Apollo space crafts, Skylab, Soyuz and space shuttles, to carry out various missions. These space vehicles also left huge amounts of mission-related objects like cast-off bolts, connected rings, rockets debris, left-over fuel, and so on. Together with the malfunctioned satellites, all became space junk, creating an orbiting junkyard of cast-off space debris. 

Each of these little pieces of debris whizzes around in its own orbit at a speed of about 10 km a second -- more than six times faster than a speeding bullet. The kinetic energy at that speed is about 36 times that of an equivalent mass of TNT. The tragic consequence caused by these orbiting debris was later known as “The Kessler Syndrome” after Donald Kessler, the ex-head of NASA's Orbital Debris Office. Kessler had predicted that random collisions among these manmade objects would produce debris more dangerous than natural meteoroids in space. The resulting chain reaction would create exponentially clouds of debris and it would seriously affect our daily live and also endanger human life.

Starting from 1 January 2013, a new 3D Omnimax Show “Space Junk” will guide the audience to the Earth orbits, witnessing the heavy traffic where satellites constantly crossing each other’s paths within a short distance. This can happen around 1,500 times a day. And we shall see how scientists devised new schemes to clean up space. Modern civilization relies heavily on satellites: GPS, weather forecast, financial trading, satellite TV and other aspects of living are examples of our profound linkage to the space. The alarming fact is: we have created a mine field in space and we are treading on it everyday. 

Place: Stanley Ho Space Theatre

Admission Fees: 
Front stalls $24, Stalls $32 (Standard)
Front stalls $12, Stalls $16 (Concession)
(Concession is applicable to full-time students, people with disabilities and senior citizens aged 60 or above)
( Children under 3 years old will not be admitted )

Advance booking up to one week is available
URBTIX Internet Ticketing : http://www.urbtix.hk 
Telephone credit card booking : 2111 5999 
Ticketing enquiries: 2734 9009

Duration: 38  minutes 

Show Schedule: Please refer to Show Schedule

Let’s come and join our extraordinary journey to the northern tip of the world, where the vast expanse of permafrost is dominated by spectacular landscapes of immense glaciers, majestic waterfalls, giant ice shelves and amazing auroras. Here is one of the Earth’s harshest places to live, but many wild animals have adapted to the frigid environment and settled here.

As global warming quickly escalates into a global warning, the fragile and vulnerable Arctic climate has been seriously affected. With less ice to reflect the Sun’s rays, the Arctic is warming at a rate twice as fast as anywhere else on Earth. Scientists predict that in the near future, the Arctic Ocean will be completely free of sea ice during summer time. The wildlife is also threatened by the impact. Polar bears have to swim longer distances to search for food because of the dwindling sea ice cover. Also, caribous have to migrate to grassland earlier than before, because of the floods caused by premature melting of ice in early spring.

The new Omnimax Show “To the Arctic” takes audience to the pristine Arctic Circle, explores how wildlife copes with the worsening environment under the threat of global warming. The audience can get closer into the lives of a mother polar bear with her twin cubs, and in an inspired story of love and survival, see how she protects her children against fierce and ruthless enemies.

Place: Stanley Ho Space Theatre

Admission Fees: 
Front stalls $24, Stalls $32 (Standard)
Front stalls $12, Stalls $16 (Concession)
(Concession is applicable to full-time students, people with disabilities and senior citizens aged 60 or above)
( Children under 3 years old will not be admitted )

Advance booking up to one week is available
URBTIX Internet Ticketing : http://www.urbtix.hk 
Telephone credit card booking : 2111 5999 
Ticketing enquiries: 2734 9009

Duration: 39  minutes 

Show Schedule: Please refer to Show Schedule

OMNIMAX Show - The Last Reef - Cities Beneath the Sea

Showing from 1 May 2013 to 31 October 2013

There are hundreds of big cities on Earth where people of all races are busy with their daily lives. But have you ever thought that there are numerous cities beneath the sea as well?

On land, various types of skyscrapers serve as our safe and comfortable accommodation; in the sea, cities made up of coral reefs are the habitats of many ocean creatures. Different kinds of animals live together in the shallows, forming mutual relationship that benefits each of them: Sea anemone protects clown fish from predators and clown fish eats anemone’s waste; small fish groom large fish which come to the coral reefs by nibbling away parasites or dead skin. Coral reefs even filter the surrounding water, helping to keep a balance of nutrients, minerals and chemicals, protecting local fish populations. However, the pollution generated by our cities is posing a fatal threat to the reefs. As a result, they are vanishing five times faster than rainforests. If no remedial action is taken, the last reef will soon be gone. 

Place: Stanley Ho Space Theatre

Admission Fees: 
Front stalls $24, Stalls $32 (Standard)
Front stalls $12, Stalls $16 (Concession)
(Concession is applicable to full-time students, people with disabilities and senior citizens aged 60 or above)
( Children under 3 years old will not be admitted )

Advance booking up to one week is available
URBTIX Internet Ticketing : http://www.urbtix.hk 
Telephone credit card booking : 2111 5999 
Ticketing enquiries: 2734 9009

Duration: 38  minutes 

Show Schedule: Please refer to Show Schedule