Cosmic Horizons: Our Place in Space and Time

February 15th, 2000 - March 31st, 2005 | PROJECT

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will develop "Cosmic Horizons: Our Place in Space and Time." This will be a 5,000-square-foot traveling exhibition to help visitors explore the extraordinary recent breakthroughs and current mysteries in our scientific understanding of the structure and evolution of the universe. Cosmic Horizons will reach over 3 million people on its tour of nine to twelve science museums. A coordinated set of programmatic activities and resources for adult and family audiences, materials for teachers and students, and on-site workshops for host venues will be developed in partnership with Boston's Museum of Science to maximize the impact of this space-science education endeavor.

Project Website(s)

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Project Products

Cosmic Questions Summative Evaluation Report

Team Members

Roy Gould, Principal Investigator, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Mary Dussault, Co-Principal Investigator, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 9909705
Funding Amount: 1615668

Tags

Audience: Adults | Educators | Teachers | Families | General Public | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Space science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs