Science on a Sphere gains international appeal

• By William Jackson
• Jul 24, 2009

The first permanent European installation of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Science on a Sphere opened in June at the Paris Science and Industry Museum. Globaloscope grew from a collaboration between NOAA and France's space agency, which also showcased a traveling version of the sphere at the Paris Air Show in June.

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NOAA's Science on a Sphere adds a new dimension to data displays 

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But you don’t have to travel to Paris to see Science on a Sphere. Here are the other installations worldwide.

• Bishop Museum, Honolulu
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Dayton, Ohio
• Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City
• Climate Factory, Holeby, Denmark
• Climate Institute, Puebla, Mexico
• Fiske Planetarium and Science Center, Boulder, Colo.
• Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, Alpena, Mich.
• Gwacheon National Science Museum, Gwacheon, South Korea
• Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, Hilo
• International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas
• James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
• Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, Calif.
• Maryland Science Center, Baltimore
• McWane Science Center, Birmingham, Ala.
• Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
• NASA StenniSphere, Stennis Space Center, Miss.
• NASA Visitor Center, Wallops Island, Va.
• National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan
• National Museum of Surveying, Springfield, Ill.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colo.
• Nauticus, Norfolk, Va.
• NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colo.
• NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Okla.
• North Carolina Aquarium, Manteo, N.C.
• Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport, New Bedford, Mass.
• Orlando Science Center, Orlando, Fla.
• Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn.
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.
• Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, Calif.
• Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute, Juneau, Alaska
• Whitaker Center for Science and Arts, Harrisburg, Pa.
• Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colo.