March 26 - The Galleries will close at 4PM. Last IMAX film is at 4PM.
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Origins of Life
Origins of Life - Chart showing the process of synthesis from raw materials to amino acids
Origins of Life - Stanley Miller’s original chromatogram showing the amino acids produced in his classic 1953 experiment
Cosmic Collisions
Cosmic Collisions - In the violent aftermath of a collision four-and-a-half billion years ago between a young Earth and a Mars-sized wandering body, the remaining debris circling Earth quickly starts to coalesce into our Moon.
Cosmic Collisions - A young Earth moments after a collision with a Mars-sized wandering body four-and-a-half billion years ago
Cosmic Collisions - Streams of charged particles from the fiery surface of the Sun (the solar wind) race toward Earth at over a million miles an hour in this image taken by NASA satellites.
Cosmic Collisions - Graphic representation shows how most of the ionized particles from the solar wind are deflected off the protective cocoon of Earth's magnetic field.
Cosmic Collisions - A dramatic re-creation of the meteorite impact that hastened the end of the Age of Dinosaurs 65 million years ago is a highlight of Cosmic Collisions.
Cosmic Collisions - A possible "doomsday" asteroid heads for a collision with Earth.
Cosmic Collisions - Two small stars smash together to form a larger rejuvenated star in the heart of a globular cluster on the edge of our Milky Way galaxy.
Cosmic Collisions - Our Milky Way galaxy and its closest neighbor, the Andromeda spiral galaxy, swirl headlong into each other in an intergalactic collision predicted to occur billions of years in the future.
Cosmic Collisions - The asteroid thought to have led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Cosmic Collisions - Pieces raining down on earth from collision believed to have caused the creation of the moon
To The Arctic
This herd of walruses cools themselves in the Rankin Inlet of Baffin Island, Canada.
This polar bear mother is focused on protecting her two cubs from the dangers that surround them.
These mountains found in Coldfoot, Alaska have seen drastic changes over the years.
Flight of the Butterflies
Stephanie Sigmen as Catalina Aguado & Shaun Benson as Ken Brugger Photo Credit: "Courtesy of SK Films"
A lone monarch butterfly emerges from its chrysalis under a picnic table in Toronto.
The sun briefly awakens the roosting monarchs from their fir-tree perches to take a drink.
So Watt!
Owned and operated by San Diego Gas & Electric, the 10,000 square feet of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of the Fleet Science Center generate up to 100 kilowatts of "green" electricity for San Diego's power grid
Exhibits in "So WATT!" take visitors for a guided tour of how electricity is generated and offers simple strategies on how to conserve energy at home.
Positioning the solar panels at different angles to the light source demonstrates different levels of power generated.
Cellular Journey
The Clardy family plays "Cellular Pinball" in an attempt to sort embryonic cells in the body's natural pathways
