Treat your mom like a star this weekend and take her to the WSU planetarium.

The planetarium will host its second annual Sky Moms event Saturday, when students and their families can hear the stories behind constellations relating to motherhood. Located in Sloan Hall, the shows cost $5 and take place at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The first Sky Moms was a huge success, said Kaylan Petrie, a graduate student studying science education.

“It was out of control last year,” she said.

Guy Worthey, an associate professor of physics and astronomy, is leading the event this year, and said audience members can expect to hear plenty of myths about ancient mothers like Gaia and Andromeda, as well as explore how stars are born.

“Part of it is just the chance to tell stories,” Worthey said. “These legends are very old; it’s nice to talk about them.”

Using the planetarium’s new projector to “bend space and time,” Petrie said the event will zoom in on planets, paint the night sky over different seasons and show the outlines and artwork surrounding the constellations.

“It’s much more seamless than the old set-up. It’s quite an experience,” Petrie said.

The event is usually more like a conversation than a lecture, Petrie said, and she encourages anyone with a question to ask it.

“A lot of people are afraid of science,” she said. “There’s a stigma that science is only for smart people, but we’re at the planetarium to have a good time.”

Both Worthey and Petrie agreed that it’s important to continue sharing the ancient stories about space.

“We’ve been storytellers ever since humans have existed. Telling stories about the stars is how we preserve our culture,” Petrie said.

Reporting by Dustin VandeHoef