Scales of the Universe

Rose Center for Earth and Space (Hayden Planetarium)
15 West 81st Street
A major feature of the Rose Center is the Scales of the Universe exhibit along the 400-foot-long walkway that hugs the glass wall of the cube. This unique exhibit, which employs the facility's architectural features by using the Hayden Sphere as a ba... more

A major feature of the Rose Center is the Scales of the Universe exhibit along the 400-foot-long walkway that hugs the glass wall of the cube. This unique exhibit, which employs the facility's architectural features by using the Hayden Sphere as a basis for comparison, explores the vast range of sizes in the cosmos—from the observable universe to our planet to a tiny electron. Along the walkway, stations introduce visitors, by increments of the power of ten, to the relative sizes of atoms, planets, stars, and galaxies, by using text panels, interactive terminals, and both large, overhead and small, rail-mounted models. Enormous, realistically rendered planets, stars, and galaxies-including a nine-foot-diameter model of Jupiter and a model of Saturn with 17-foot-diameter rings-are suspended from the ceiling of the building.


Drag the street view to look around 360°.
Use the arrow buttons to navigate down the street and around the neighborhood!

Rose Center for Earth and Space (Hayden Planetarium)

15 West 81st Street
New York, NY 10024
(212) 769-5100

Admission From

Free

Category

Arts

Other Arts Events

Faroe Islands Culture Days: Faroese Knitting Workshop

Presented in Faroe Islands Culture Days, join for a three-hour workshop led by r... view

Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co.

Edward C. Moore (1827–1891)—the creative force who led Tiffany & Co. to unpa... view

Crafting the Ballets Russes: The Robert Owen Lehman Collection

Robert Owen Lehman’s extraordinary collection of music manuscripts has been an i... view

Nona Faustine: White Shoes

“What does a Black person look like today in those places where Africans were on... view

 

We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets

We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets, on view at ICP this fall, will spotlight s... view

Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour

In Lessons of the Hour (2019), Sir Isaac Julien presents an immersive portrait o... view

Queens International Children's Festival

JCAL's Queens International Children's Festival has returned with free entertain... view

The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism

The Metropolitan Museum of Art present wthe groundbreaking exhibition The Harlem... view