The Science of Aliens is a touring exhibition that launched at the London Science Museum in October 2005. It was developed by a company called The Science of... set up by The Science Museum and Fleming Media. Two versions of the exhibition are touring venues around the world.
The Science of Aliens asks the question "are we alone in the Universe?" though a combination of, artefacts, interactive and audio visual exhibits. The exhibition has an intr...
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The Science of Aliens is a touring exhibition that launched at the London Science Museum in October 2005. It was developed by a company called The Science of... set up by The Science Museum and Fleming Media. Two versions of the exhibition are touring venues around the world.
The Science of Aliens asks the question "are we alone in the Universe?" though a combination of, artefacts, interactive and audio visual exhibits. The exhibition has an introduction looking at science fiction archetypes before going on to look at what scientists can tell us about the real possibilities for alien life. This section explores the variety of life on Earth and the extreme conditions in which it can survive. It looks at recent mission to moons and planets in our solar system and what they can tell us about alien life before going on to examine some extra solar planets.
The next section presents two planets and ecosystems imagined by scientists. These are used to explore the factors and parameters...
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