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NASA’s Universe of Learning, in partnership with the STAR Net Program at the Space Science Institute’s National Center for Interactive Learning, is proud to announce the following host sites for the "Discover Exoplanets: The Search for Alien Worlds" exhibition, starting its tour in June 2023:
- Nederland Community Library in Nederland, Colorado
- Crowley Public Library in Crowley, Texas
- Live Oak Public Libraries in Savannah, Georgia
- Cyrenius H. Booth Library in Newtown, Connecticut
- Morton Mandan Public Library in Mandan, North Dakota
- Coloma Public Library in Coloma, Michigan
- Joliet Public Library in Joliet, Illinois
- Madison County Public Libraries in Marshall, North Carolina
- Sioux Center Public Library in Sioux Center, Iowa
- Safford City-Graham County Library in Safford, Arizona
Each site also identified local partner(s) to host duplicates of a few exhibit elements to further build community awareness.
"Discover Exoplanets" brings the excitement of exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) and NASA’s Universe of Learning to communities by providing local organizations with physical resources and an ongoing relationship with NASA. The national traveling exhibition explores space and astronomy, covering topics such as the search for habitable worlds, how NASA scientists are searching for these worlds, and how they may be like our own. It features hands-on, multimedia activities where visitors can build their own solar systems, see the most recent NASA discoveries, and learn whether popular TV and movies are fact or fiction.
By the end of this tour, 22 communities across 18 states will have hosted "Discover Exoplanets."
"Discover Exoplanets" will tour from June 2023 through late 2025. Each site will each host the exhibition for approximately three months.