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[b]Reuben H. Fleet Science Center Brings Jupiter, Saturn and Other Giant Planets Down to Earth with Interactive Astronomy Exhibition[/b] [i]"Giant Worlds: A Voyage to the Outer Solar System" to headline Fleet Science Center's celebration of International Year of Astronomy 2009[/i] Decades of NASA research and stunning color photography from robotic spacecraft come to life in "Giant Worlds: A Voyage to the Outer Solar System," a three-dimensional, interactive exhibition opening at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center on Saturday, January 31, 2009. The new exhibition is just one of many ways the Fleet Science Center will celebrate International Year of Astronomy throughout 2009. Making its West Coast debut, the 3,500-square-foot national traveling exhibition invites visitors to explore the amazing wonders of our solar system and its enormous giant planets. "Giant Worlds" is intimately linked to the progress and discoveries of NASA missions to the outer planets, and it provides an engaging, real-life context for learning about science, math and technology. Designed to engage curious minds of all ages, the exhibition is especially geared toward young people, with the hope of inspiring the scientists, engineers and solar system explorers of tomorrow. "Giant Worlds" consists of 20 individual exhibits filled with interactive experiences, models and spectacular murals that reveal the grandeur of these amazing planets. Visitors can learn about gravity in a simulation that assigns a mass to the visitor's shadow and demonstrates how particles, such as those in Saturn's spectacular ring system, interact with the shadow. They can design and launch a virtual probe into Jupiter's crushing atmosphere and see how far their probe gets before it is destroyed. Visitors can also experiment with the properties of visible and infrared radiation and learn how scientists use light to probe phenomena like Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Each giant planet is a dynamic and changing family of objects including the planet, its moons and rings. Visitors will learn how scientists study planets, from Galileo's early telescope to a bus-sized spacecraft that orbits Saturn a billion miles away. "Giant Worlds" was produced by the Space Science Institute (SSI), a nonprofit organization that carries out world-class research in space and Earth science, together with innovative science education programs that inspire and deepen the public's understanding of planet Earth and its place in the grander Universe. The institute's integrated research and education programs span planetary science, space physics, astrophysics, astrobiology, and Earth science. The exhibition was made possible by $1.8 million in funding from the National Science Foundation. Partners include NASA's Cassini and Juno missions. "Giant Worlds" will be open daily at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center from January 31 to May 3, 2009.
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