Our Place in Space January 8, 2009

Take a look at Earth both as the home planet and its place in the solar system and beyond. Journey to all the neighboring planets from Mercury to Pluto. Explore how stars are born, discover what happens when galaxies collide, and peer deep into the origins of the universe. 'Our Place in Space' is also home to 'Science On a Sphere' -- a large visualization system that uses computers and video projectors to display animated data onto the outside of a sphere. 'Science On a Sphere' is an animated globe that shows dynamic images of the atmosphere, oceans and land of a planet.