This is the closest you can get to looking at Earth from space without blasting off. Visit Science on a Sphere on the 3rd floor and:

• Compare Earth's features to some of its close solar system neighbors.
• Gain a deeper appreciation of Earth's most plentiful and precious resource—water—and how it shapes the world.
• Observe the interaction between clouds, continents and oceans as you watch weather move around the globe in near real-time images.

Science on a Sphere is a projection technology that makes complex scientific data and concepts visible and understandable, offering the most accurate representation of the whole Earth.

Science on a Sphere is the creation of the Global Systems Division, Earth System Research Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Major support for Science on a Sphere made possible by:

• The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota through a grant from the National Science Foundation
• The National Science Foundation