The Hong Kong Space Museum is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, adjacent to Victoria Harbour, with its unique egg-shaped design being highly noticeable.
The Ho Hung Sun Planetarium can screen ultra-high-definition animations and movies on a full-dome screen, while the star projector casts over 8000 stars, including the sun, moon, and the five major planets, onto the dome, offering you an unprecedented journey through the stars. Audiences can use headphones in the planetarium to select narration in Cantonese, English, Mandarin, or Japanese. The Space Science Exhibition Hall features nine exhibition areas, covering ancient and modern astronomy, as well as the history of rocket development, and displays of artificial satellites and space stations. A 20-centimeter aperture solar telescope is installed in the hall, allowing viewers to observe the sun’s corona, prominences, chromosphere, and photosphere. The hall encourages visitors to operate the instruments themselves, where they can simulate launching a rocket, collect rock samples on a simulated Martian surface using a mechanical arm, and even experience walking on the moon’s surface with only 1/6th of Earth’s gravity. The western side houses the astronomy exhibition hall, lecture hall, and astronomy bookstore. The astronomy exhibition hall explains the motion trajectories of the sun, Earth, and moon, as well as the phenomena that cause solar and lunar eclipses. The lecture hall regularly hosts various astronomy exhibitions and lectures, and is open to schools, groups, and the public for visits. Opening hours are Monday, Wednesday-Friday from 13:00 to 21:00; Saturday-Sunday from 10:00 to 21:00. Accessibility services include accessible entrance, elevator, and restrooms.
