Rose Center for Earth and Space. Hayden Big Bang Theater
Permanent exhibition. Opened February 19, 2000. Located on Floor 2, Section 18. The Rose Center for Earth and Space's Hayden Big Bang Theater occupies the lower half of the Hayden Sphere. Visitors look down into a concave screen to view the Big Bang presentation, giving the audience a tour of the universe based on an accurate cosmic atlas mapped using millions of astronomical observations. It takes viewers back to the birth of the universe, through its expansion and cooling, from the emergence of a simple gas cloud to galaxies with stars and planets, and raises the questions around the topic of dark energy. Support for the presentation is provided by the Charles Hayden Foundation (1; 2; 3, 2000, p. 14).
Rose Center for Earth and Space. Hayden Big Bang Theater