Top 10 Rose Center for Earth and Space
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1. The Building
Opened in 2000 to explore inner earth and the outer universe, the dramatic exhibit building is a huge glass cube enclosing a three-story, 87-ft-wide sphere containing the new Hayden Planetarium.
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2. Hall of the Universe
Exhibits, divided into the universe, galaxies, stars, and planets, show the discoveries of modern astrophysics. Digital scales measure your weight on Saturn, Jupiter, and the Sun.
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3. Ecosphere
A sealed spherical aquarium in the Hall of the Universe holds a complete ecosystem of plants and animals that can recycle nutrients and obtain energy solely from sunlight.
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4. AstroBulletin
This large, high-definition video screen displays the latest imagery from telescope observations worldwide and from current NASA missions.
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5. Hall of Planet Earth
Geological samples from around the world and videos explain the processes that formed the earth and continue to shape it.
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6. Dynamic Earth Globe
This globe, suspended above an amphitheater in the Hall of Planet Earth, uses a projection system to recreate views of a rotating earth as seen from space.
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7. Earth Event Wall
Reports on events such as earthquakes or volcanoes are broadcast on a screen as they unfold. Other video stations show scientists at work.
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8. Scales of the Universe Walkway
Models show the relative size of cosmic, human, and microscopic objects, from galaxies, stars, and planets, to the human brain and the smallest atom.
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9. Big Bang
Glass flooring around a circular opening lets visitors look down into a multisensory interpretation of the first movements of the universe. Explanatory narration is by Jodie Foster.
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10. Cosmic Pathway
The Big Bang exits to this sloping 360-ft pathway with astronomical images tracing landmarks through 13 billion years of cosmic evolution.
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