Space Place, located at 2300 S. Park St. just north of the Beltline Highway, will close at the end of June due to University of Wisconsin-Madison budget cuts, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
The astronomy department has run Space Place for nearly 36 years, but UW-Madison announced the need to cut the 2026 budget by 5% to 7% last June.
Space Place served as an educational outreach facility, inviting local students to explore astronomy, and hosted guest speakers.
