Its Beginning and Majesty
The Universe Gallery will showcase humankind’s wondrous fascination with outer space, and will include the mini-planetarium. It will feature exhibits that will show how all of life, as we know it now, found its atomic beginnings in the stars in space. It will enfold visitors in the fundamental elements and forces that are at play in the universe. It will also include wondrous images from the Hubble Space Telescope as well as a graphic history of humankind’s quest into other parts of the solar system.
The centerpiece of the Universe Gallery, the Spaceshell is a mini-planetarium that is 8 meters in diameter and can accommodate 50 visitors at a time. Instead of chairs, visitors will sit and lounge on memory foam to simulate lying on the ground and staring at the night sky. It will feature films that discuss the other planets and stars, as well as debates such as the existence of extraterrestrial life.
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What is on Mars? will give visitors the opportunity learn more about Mars based on rich content provided by NASA, describing mankind’s latest unmanned visit to the red planet. Visitors can maneuver a remote-controlled rover on a simulated Martian landscape. Next to the Mars Rover, a 3D Spacesuit will allow visitors to stand inside and “wear” the suit.
Space Quest will feature an interactive history of human’s efforts of space exploration, projected on a semi-spherical screen.
The Sky is Falling is a wall-mounted exhibit through which visitors can peek through holes to learn about comets, shooting stars, meteorites, and other objects that “fall” from the sky.
Are We Alone? features an LCD display at the center of an Alien Telescope Array (ATA) image. Using the work of Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), it will allow visitors to examine the vastness of the universe and what scientists have discovered about it thus far.
