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  1. Pillars of Creation 3D Model

    3D Object
    The Pillars of Creation are a formation of long thin dust clouds in the Eagle Nebula. They have been showcased in exquisite images from both the Hubble and Webb space telescopes. Their nickname derives...
    Photograph of a 3D printed model of the Pillars of Creation. The model is light gray with a silk-like texture, and the background is white. The three pillars rise up from a base that has a pancake-dome shape. The base is rotated about 60 degrees clockwise from the typical left-to-right orientation: The tallest pillar is at the back left at about 11 o’clock; the shortest is in the foreground right, at about 5 o’clock. The model is lit from several different angles to highlight the details. The pillars cast faint shadows toward the lower left. The pillars are craggy and stalagmite-like. The surfaces are smooth in some places, and pitted and grooved in others. Some edges are rounded and some appear sharp and jagged. The tall pillar at the back left and the middle pillar are solid all the way to the base. The small pillar at the front right is connected to the base by a web-like lattice made out of the same material as the rest of the model.

  2. Cosmic Science Investigations: Earth 2.0: Virginia Living Museum

    3D Object | Activities | Program Model | Toolkit
    Cosmic Science Investigations: Earth 2.0 is a summer camp experience designed for children who have completed fourth or fifth grade during the previous academic year. The program uses a guided exploration...
    Activity card game

  3. Touch the Universe: Adler Planetarium

    3D Object | Program Model
    Touch the Universe uses 3D printed astrophysical objects in combination with visualizations to provide Adler Planetarium guests with a new way of exploring space concepts. It also benefits our guests with...
    3D Printed Astrophysical Objects

  4. Sensory Saturdays: Museum of York County

    3D Object | Exhibits | Program Model | Toolkit
    Sensory Saturdays are designed as monthly events for all learners but may be beneficial to people with sensory differences, their families, and their caregivers. The entire museum was open, including a...
    3D object and the mold

  5. The Teen Cosmos Collective: North Carolina Museum of Life and Science

    3D Object | Activities | Program Model
    The Teen Cosmos Collective is a 10-week program for students seeking to enhance their science communication and literary skills. Throughout the multi-week program, participants are able to engage with...
    Group of teenagers posing together with a life-size astronaut cut out

  6. Tinkercad: Universe in 3D

    3D Object | Activities | Software
    When scientists combine data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with other telescopes, such as the Hubble or Spitzer space telescopes, or with scientific and mathematical models, we can create data-driven...
    Illustration of a telescope and outer space

  7. 3D Printing the X-ray Universe

    3D Object | Activities
    Despite our limited abilities to travel to distant objects in outer space, astronomers, computer scientists, and others are developing techniques that nudge astronomy visualization forward from two-dimensional...
    Illustration of hand on left placing a star in hand on right