DK Travel : New York : 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.
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.
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.
4. AstroBulletin

This large, high-definition video screen displays the latest imagery from telescope observations worldwide and from current NASA missions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.