From Earth to the Universe

By AJG, August 20, 2009

Visit image portals going from our home planet to distant galaxies!  Click on the swirling cubes to see full size images and captions on the panels. This is an immersive digital version of the real life From Earth to the Universe printed traveling exhibit.

Milky Way Portal: This image collection features objects in our Milky Way Galaxy. The center sculpted prim uses the recent Spitzer Space Telescope model of our home galaxy. This exhibit sits at center island, greeting all visitors to the island.

Milky Way Portal: This image collection features objects in our Milky Way Galaxy. The center sculpted prim uses the recent Spitzer Space Telescope model of our home galaxy. This exhibit sits at center island, greeting all visitors to the island.

The Earth Portal features images of Earth from space and images of our solar system and universe from an earthly perspective.

Earth Portal: Featuring images of Earth from space and images of our universe and night sky from an earthly perspective.

Multiwavelength images of Earth's star swirl out of this lively particle sculpture to showcase the many different views we have of the Sun.

Sun Portal: Multiwavelength images of Earth's star swirl out of this lively particle sculpture to showcase the many different views we have of the Sun.

A visualization of what our solar system looked like as it was forming (solar nebula) delivers images of objects near to our home star, the Sun.

Solar Nebula Portal: A visualization of what our solar system looked like as it was forming (solar nebula) delivers images of objects near to our home star, the Sun.

Cold and murky regions of gas and dust are the places of star birth. This interpretation of a molecular cloud is the home to imagery of nebulae and star forming regions in our galaxy.

Molecular Cloud Portal: Cold and murky regions of gas and dust are the places of star birth. This interpretation of a molecular cloud is the home to imagery of nebulae and star forming regions in our galaxy.

Watch the exhausted star explode and send out a shockwave in this liberal interpretation of a supernova explosion.Images of supernova remnants illustrate the aftermath of stellar death.

Supernova Portal: Watch the exhausted star explode and send out a shockwave in this liberal interpretation of a supernova explosion.Images of supernova remnants illustrate the aftermath of stellar death.

Early Universe Portal: Images of galaxies and globular clusters rise out of a dark soup of exaggerated early universe particles.

Early Universe Portal: Images of galaxies and globular clusters rise out of a dark soup of exaggerated early universe particles.

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