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HYDROTHERMAL VENT · NOAA OCEAN EXPLORATIONHydrothermal Vents
At cracks in the ocean floor, seawater meets hot rock and returns carrying minerals—building dark towers and feeding ecosystems beyond sunlight.
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Exhibits
Fourteen immersive collections, each organized into galleries and connected rooms.
Space
Travel from the first rulers of cosmic distance to temperate exoplanets, exploding stars and black-hole horizons.
September 11
A museum-like account of the attacks, the world before them, the events of the day, the investigations, aftermath and lives held in memory.
The Sun
Enter the nearest star, from fusion in its hidden core to storms that can shake magnetic fields at Earth.
Human Origins
A family album assembled from bones, footprints, genes and tools—showing a branching history crowded with other human lives.
Deep Ocean
Descend below sunlight into Earth’s largest living space, where food falls like snow and ecosystems run on chemistry.
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The most interesting thing in the world is usually one thoughtful click away from whatever you are looking at now.