Visitors will learn how plasma, the matter that makes up stars, can be found on Earth in lightning, in neon signs and in a common candle flame. Using interactive displays such as the aurora teralla, a 30-inch sphere that simulates a polar aurora, we can see how planet Earth is really a giant magnet. Developed by Paul Dusenbery at the Space Science Institute and the Franklin Institute Science Museum, the exhibition will be open 10a.m. to 5p.m., Thursdays through Sundays from August 2nd through Labor Day, September 2nd, before beginning a nationwide tour.
Admission is free.
The exhibition is a short walk from the Silver Spring Metro stop. Ample parking is available in nearby public lots. Electric Space is the largest exhibition on space physics ever developed. This 3,900 sq. The SPA community should be very proud that their science story can now be told to the general public in all its glory.